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SUBMITTER: Cautivo K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4036537 | biostudies-literature | 2014 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cautivo Karla K Schountz Tony T Acuña-Retamar Mariana M Ferrés Marcela M Torres-Pérez Fernando F
Viruses 20140506 5
We assessed the utility of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of hantavirus-specific antibodies from sera of Oligoryzomys longicaudatus, the principal reservoir of Andes virus (ANDV), using an antigen previously developed for detection of antibodies to Sin Nombre virus (SNV) in sera from Peromyscus maniculatus. The assay uses a protein A/G horseradish peroxidase conjugate and can be performed in as little as 1.5 hours. Serum samples from Oligoryzomys longicaudatus col ...[more]