The complement fixation test for Brucella ovis

Authors: Cordes DO, Worthington RW
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 29, Issue 4, pp 63, Apr 1981
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant, Sheep
Subject Terms: Bacterial, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Reproduction, Zoonosis, Public health
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Correspondence in your journal has indicated that there is some divergence of opinion about the efficacy of the complement fixation (CF) test for the diagnosis of ovine brucellosis (Brucella ovis). A number of letters which have recently been received at the Animal Health Reference Laboratory indicate that this issue is not yet fully resolved. We believe that part of the difficulty is due to misunderstanding about the use and interpretation of the test, and we would therefore like to comment. The CF test has been shown to be a valuable test for the diagnosis of B. ovis infection in rams…

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