2006•Progress in Veterinary MedicineRequires access

Study on Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory SyndromeVirus and Classical Swine Fever Virus in Rats

Zhang Wei-yi

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Serum samples and tissue samples were collected from rats trapped from 9 pig farms in Shanghai from March to May 2005.Detection of antibodies and antigens against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus(PRRSV) and classical swine fever virus(CSFV) was performed using IHA、ELISA and RT-PCR technique.The results were all negetive,indicated that rats are probably not a reservoir or transmision vector of PRRSV and CSFV.

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Key concepts: Classical swine fever, Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, Virology, Virus, Biology, Antibody, Respiratory system, Antigen