Herstellung und Charakterisierung von Taubenimmunglobulin Y-spezifischem Hyperimmunserum und Einsatz in der Pacheco-Serodiagnostik

Schlippenbach, Katja von (2004): Herstellung und Charakterisierung von Taubenimmunglobulin Y-spezifischem Hyperimmunserum und Einsatz in der Pacheco-Serodiagnostik. Dissertation, LMU München: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Abstract

In this study we present a screening procedure for Psittacine Herpesvirus, using a newly established ELISA and a Western blot confirmation test. Based on these two enzyme linked immunoassays 18.8% (56/298) of psittacine patients without clinical evidence of Pacheco´s disease or history of contact to diseased birds were tested PsHV-antibody positive. In sera from birds clinical signs indicative for Pacheco´s disease PsHV-antibodies could be detected in 33.3% (10/30). Applied to screening 14 aviaries with a total of 750 tested sera, an average of 37.3% of the birds had to be considered PsHV-antibody positive, with a range between 0% to 79.7%. This is the first report on the prevalence of PsHV in psittacines and indicates that a considerable percentage or captive birds are unapperently PsHV-infected.

• Item Type: Theses (Dissertation, LMU Munich)
• Keywords: Psittacine Herpesvirus, Diagnostic ELISA, Herpesvirus prevalence
• Subjects: 500 Natural sciences and mathematics; 500 Natural sciences and mathematics > 590 Zoological sciences
• Faculties: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Language: German
• Date of oral examination: 23. July 2004
• 1. Referee: Korbel, Rüdiger
• Signature of the printed copy: 0001/UMC 14033