Immunofluorescence Technique for Detecting Antibodies against African Swine Fever: Its Diagnostic Value.

摘要

The tests carried out using the indirect immunofluorescence method showed the possibility of using it to reveal and evaluate the content in antibodies of the serum against the Afican swine fever virus. A high percentage (85.4%) of the animals analyzed showed a clear response in fluorescent antibodies in the course of the chronic forms of the infection (clinical or subclinical) as well as during the latent phases of the virus (carriers). It is advisable to point out that the indirect immunofluorescence method for investigation of African swine fever antibodies is a swift and simple method on condition of having available a stock of antigen with acceptable characteristics allowing the readout of results.