 | Manual on the diagnosis of rinderpest. (FAO Animal Health Manual - 1) (1996) |
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| | Preface |
| | Preface to first edition |
| | Abbreviations |
|  | PART I - THE PRESUMPTIVE DIAGNOSIS |
| | Chapter 1. Epizootiological background |
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| | The causative virus |
| | Natural host range |
| | Transmission |
| | Chapter 2. Clinical signs |
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| | Buffalo and cattle infections |
| | Goat and sheep infections |
| | Domestic pig infections |
| | Chapter 3. Clinical pathology |
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| | Haematological changes |
| | Biochemical changes |
| | Chapter 4. Post-mortem findings |
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| | Buffalo and cattle deaths |
| | Goat and sheep deaths |
| | Pig deaths |
| | PART II - DIAGNOSTIC SPECIMENS |
| | Chapter 5. Collection of specimens |
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| | Donor selection |
| | Biopsies |
| | Post-mortem specimens |
| | Recommended procedure |
| | Chapter 6. Shipment of specimens |
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| | National movements |
| | International movements |
| | Receipt of specimens |
| | PART III - CONFIRMATORY DIAGNOSIS |
| | Chapter 7. Antigen detection |
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| | Agar-gel immunodiffusion (AGID) |
| | Counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIEP) |
| | Passive haemagglutination (PHA) |
| | Immunofluorescence (IF) |
| | Immunoperoxidase staining (IPS) |
| | Immunocapture ELISA |
| | Electron microscopy (EM) |
| | Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
| | Chapter 8. Antibody detection |
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| | Development of antibodies |
| | Diagnostic role of antibody detection |
| | Virus neutralization |
| | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) |
| | Chapter 9. Virus isolation and identification |
| | Isolation in cell cultures |
| | Virus identification |
| | Isolation in buffaloes and cattle |
| | Chapter 10. Histopathology and immunohistology |
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| | Histopathology |
| | Immunohistology |
| | Chapter 11. Differential diagnosis |
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| | Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) |
| | Bovine virus diarrhoea (BVD) |
| | Mucosal disease |
| | Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) |
| | Bluetongue |
| | Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) |
| | PART IV - APPENDIXES |
| | Appendix 1. Preparation of hyperimmune anti-rinderpest serum in rabbits |
| | Appendix 2. Stock solutions |
| | Appendix 3. Fifty percent effective dose (ED50): Spearman-Kärber method |
| | Appendix 4. Formulae for calculating Tm and oligonucleotide concentration |
| | Bibliography |
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