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USA - OSU Center Develops Assay For Detecting Bursal Disease Virus

Published: July 20, 2007
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The Ohio State University Center for Diagnostic Assays announces a significant diagnostic discovery. Animal Health Scientist, Daral Jackwood, Ph.D. has developed a validated REAL-TIME RT-PCR ASSAY (patent pending) for the rapid detection of nucleotide sequences that are unique to very virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (vvIBDV) strains affecting the poultry industry. This new assay distingui...
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Honorio Moreyra Villar
20 de julio de 2007
Excelente la Prueba RT-PCR en Tiempo Real. Considerando que la Enfermedad Infecciosa de la Bursa (EIB) es la principal enfermedad que afecta a las aves en el mundo, esta prueba representa un gran avance en la identificación rápida de las diversas cepas de virus de la EIB, porque ahora nos va a permitir recomendar con certeza el tipo de vacuna que deberíamos utilizar en una determinada granja, es decir, si el virus de la EIB es muy virulento, virulento, clásico o una variante.
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