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. 1967 Jan;31(1):12–15.

III. The Use of the Agar Double-Diffusion Precipitation Test For the Detection of the Virus in Swine Tissue

P Boulanger, G L Bannister, DP Gray, G M Ruckerbauer, N G Willis
PMCID: PMC1494621  PMID: 4291677

Abstract

The agar double-diffusion precipitation test was applied successfully in the demonstration of ASF viral antigen in spleen and liver from swine experimentally infected by the oral route.

Positive reactions were obtained with tissues collected as early as 24 hours after the onset of pyrexia and before other clinical manifestation of the disease. Cross-reactions were observed between the various ASF strains used in the study, making the test practical for routine diagnosis in which different strains may be encountered.

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