Development and evaluation of two simple, rapid immunochromatographic tests for the detection of Yersinia pestis antibodies in humans and reservoirs.

• Main Authors: Minoarisoa Rajerison (Author), Sylvie Dartevelle (Author), Lalao A Ralafiarisoa (Author), Idir Bitam (Author), Thi Ngoc Tuyet Dinh (Author), Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana (Author), Faridabano Nato (Author), Lila Rahalison (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Tools for plague diagnosis and surveillance are not always available and affordable in most of the countries affected by the disease. Yersinia pestis isolation for confirmation is time-consuming and difficult to perform under field conditions. Serologic tests like ELISA require specific...