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There is an array of laboratory tests available for the diagnosis of bluetongue, and the table below published by DEFRA<sup>1</sup> summarises these:
There is an array of laboratory tests available for the diagnosis of bluetongue, and the table below published by DEFRA<sup>1</sup> summarises these:
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| <center> <u> '''Test''' </u> </center>
| <center> <u> '''Test''' </u> </center>
| <center><u>'''Specimen Required'''</u> </center>
| <center><u>'''Specimen Required'''</u> </center>
|<center><u>'''Test Detects...'''</u> </center>
|<center><u>'''Test Detects'''</u> </center>
|<center><u>'''Results Obtained...'''</u> </center>
|<center><u>'''Timescale'''</u> </center>
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|'''Virus Isolation'''
|'''Virus Isolation'''
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|Whole EDTA blood
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|Virus
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|1 - 3 weeks
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|'''Antigen Detection''' <BR> Sandwich ELISA <BR> PCR <BR> Serum Neutralisation
|'''Antigen Detection''' <BR>Sandwich ELISA <BR>PCR <BR>Serum Neutralisation
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|<BR>Whole heparin or EDTA blood; tissues <BR>Whole EDTA blood; tissues <BR>Whole heparin or EDTA blood; tissues
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|<BR>Viral RNA <BR>Viral RNA <BR>Serotype
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