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Filter paper is a simple and cost-effective transport medium for serological diagnosis of Peste des petits ruminants

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dc.creator Torsson, Emeli
dc.creator Abubakar, Muhammad
dc.creator Alvåsen, Karin
dc.creator Manzoor, Shumaila
dc.creator Roos, Nils
dc.creator Zahur, Aamer
dc.creator Misinzo, Gerald
dc.creator Berg, Mikael
dc.creator Wensman, Jonas
dc.date 2021-11-23T07:50:48Z
dc.date 2021-11-23T07:50:48Z
dc.date 2019-01
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:50:47Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:50:47Z
dc.identifier 0921-4488
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3903
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90639
dc.description Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease caused by peste-des-petits-ruminants virus. Following the successful eradication of the related rinderpest virus, a program to control and eradicate PPR was launched by the FAO and OIE. PPR is today present in many tropical countries where maintaining the cold chain for sample transportation is one of the major barriers for timely processing. Transport of samples on filter paper is a simple and cost-effective method, however validation and optimization is required to fully adapt this approach. The objective of this study was to evaluate and validate the use of filter paper in serological diagnosis of PPR. Blood samples (serum and filter paper) were collected from sheep and goats in both Tanzania and Pakistan and analysed using a PPRV-specific cELISA. The positive proportion was 10.7% in Tanzania and 80% in Pakistan when performing the analysis on serum. These results were then considered as reference and compared to the results from the filter papers analysed by the same cELISA. According to the statistical analysis the cut-off for a positive results for samples stored on filter paper was adjusted from <50 % competition percentage to <84% in Tanzania and to <69% in Pakistan. These results demonstrate that filter papers are an acceptable and cost-effective transport method of whole blood samples for later use in serological analysis.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher Elsevie
dc.subject Peste des petits ruminants
dc.subject serological diagnosis
dc.subject , filter papers
dc.subject transport
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject Pakistan
dc.title Filter paper is a simple and cost-effective transport medium for serological diagnosis of Peste des petits ruminants
dc.type Article


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