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Bird Flu
Study data from National Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology update knowledge of bird flu
September 30th, 2008
New research, 'A simple and rapid immunochromatographic strip test for monitoring antibodies to H5 subtype Avian Influenza Virus,' is the subject of a report. "A colloid gold strip (CGS) test for detecting antibodies to H5 subtype Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) was developed. The test is based on membrane chromatography and uses colloidal gold conjugated with inactivated AIV-H5N1 as the tracer," scientists in Harbin, People's Republic of China report. "On the test strip, a baculovirus expressed haemagglutinin (HA) protein was used as the capture complex at the 'test line', and anti-HA monoclonal antibody was used as the capture antibody at the 'control line'. The assembled...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-30)
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