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. 1984 Jun;92(3):401–410. doi: 10.1017/s0022172400064627

The use of the microagglutination technique to determine the antibody status of healthy New Zealanders to Brucella abortus.

K A Bettelheim, W J Maskill, R V Metcalfe, J L Pearce
PMCID: PMC2129308  PMID: 6429239

Abstract

Sera from healthy blood donors from different parts of New Zealand, collected between 1977 and 1980, were analysed by the microagglutination technique for antibodies against Brucella abortus. Populations from both urban and rural areas were studied. The technique was shown to be capable of handling the 3351 sera studied and thus to be a useful screening test to assess the immune status of large populations. The results demonstrated some of the effects on the human population of the successful bovine brucellosis eradication programme.

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