Development of immunological and molecular test systems for identification and typification of equine influenza virus

Abstract

A competitive version of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on usage of antibodies and conjugates to ribonucleoprotein (RNP) for screening of antibodies to certain subtypes of equine influenza virus has been developed as well as reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for identification and typification of equine influenza virus, subtype H3, in biological materials.