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Animal Health Diagnostic Center - Laboratory
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Virology
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| Dr. Edward Dubovi (Director) |
| The Virology Section of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center complements the comprehensive services by other
units of the diagnostic center by providing excellent diagnostic
testing as well as consultative services in the area of
veterinary virology. This is achieved through the detection
of viral infections in most domesticated species by offering
tests that isolate viruses, that detect viral antigens,
that detect antibodies made in response to infections,
and that detect nucleic acids of viruses. The section
also offers tests that monitor vaccine responses and tests
that assist producers in establishing biosecurity programs.
Consultative services involve test interpretation, testing
strategies, sample selection as well as infection control
strategies. These services are available to private practitioners,
other testing laboratories, agribusinesses, and researchers
in university and government settings. |
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| Dr. Amy Glaser (Ass't. Director) |
| Linda Benson (Laboratory Supervisor) |
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| Services provided by the Virology Section include: |
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Antibody detection by various methods including complement
fixation, agar-gel immunodiffusion, latex agglutination, hemagglutination
inhibition, ELISA, virus neutralization, and indirect immunofluorescence.
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Viral antigen detection tests include immunofluorescent antibody
detection on fresh tissue, immunohistochemistry on formalin-fixed
tissues and antigen-capture ELISA tests.
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Virus isolation testing
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