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The absence of detectable immune responses in BSE precludes any serological test for the detection of antibodies.

The absence of detectable immune responses in BSE precludes any serological test for the detection of antibodies.

For surveillance, a number of rapid tests on brain samples have been developed and approved by the European Union. These include the Western Blot test,  Luminescence immunoassay, and Chemiluminescent ELISA test.

For surveillance, a number of rapid tests on brain samples have been developed and approved by the European Union. These include the Western Blot test,  Luminescence immunoassay, and Chemiluminescent ELISA test.

''Differential diagnosis’’ include: hypomagnesemia, nervous acetonemia, lead poisoning, intracranial tumours, and infectious diseases such as rabies, listeriosis , Aujeszky’s disease and cerebro-cortical-necrosis (CCN).

 

'''Differential diagnosis''': hypomagnesemia, nervous acetonemia, lead poisoning, intracranial tumours, and infectious diseases such as rabies, listeriosis , Aujeszky’s disease and cerebro-cortical-necrosis (CCN).

==Treatment==

==Treatment==