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Canine Distemper Is Alive and Well and More Dogs Are Dead
According to the third edition of Veterinary Virology (1999), “Canine distemper is the most important viral disease of dogs..."
Scott Adams, D.V.M., Ph.D
Sep 30, 20042 min read


Taxonomic Nomenclature Changes
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” It might smell as sweet..
Ethan Adams
Apr 1, 20042 min read


Cattle Are a Major Reservoir of Anaplasma marginale
Cattle persistently infected with Anaplasma marginale are a major reservoir for transmission of anaplasmosis.
Travis C. McGuire, DVM, PhD
Apr 1, 20042 min read


CAEV: "The Rest of the Story"
To the Irish March 17 was St. Patrick’s Day, but for me it was a major milestone for VMRD and for me personally.
Scott Adams, D.V.M., Ph.D
Apr 1, 20044 min read


The 2000 Bluetongue Outbreak in Italy
The aim of this experimental trial was to study viraemia and immune response in local breeds of sheep and goat...
Savini G., Monaco F., Calzetta G., Antonucci D., Casaccia C., Titarelli M., De Santis P., Conte A., Lelli R.
Jul 31, 20012 min read


Lab Tip: BVDV Detection
Bovine Virus Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) is not as easily detected by FA in chronic cell culture infections as it is in acute infections
John W. Black
Apr 1, 19961 min read


Cat Scratch Disease
Bartonella henselae has recently been identified as a major cause of cat scratch disease in humans
VMRD
Jan 1, 19961 min read


IFA Test for Canine Brucellosis VMRD
Brucella canis IFA substrate slides were used in parallel with the tube agglutination test (TAT) to test 488 canine samples submitted
VMRD
Nov 1, 19951 min read


Confirmation of Immunoglobulin Class Specificity
Heavy chain specificity may be confirmed by preincubation of sera in 0.1 M 2-Mercaptoethanol.
John W. Black
Jul 31, 19951 min read


Exfoliation Technique for Detection of Non-Cytopathic BVD in Cell Cultures
Culture cells to confluency in a 25cm2 flask. Pour off medium; add back 10 ml of serum-free media.
John W. Black
Apr 1, 19951 min read


Background Problems with IFA
Cure for Background with IFA for Dog and Cat Viruses and Other Agents. Because of the presence of bovine origin products in vaccines
VMRD
Apr 1, 19951 min read


What Are The Patterns of Fluorescence in Distemper Direct FA?
Two kinds of antemortem samples are most often examined; blood smears and conjunctival smears.
VMRD
Sep 30, 19941 min read
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