From:
"Chris Lloyd"
Date: 2002-08-16 19:19:04 UTC
Subject: RE: [ferrethealth] Quick question - ADV testing
To: <ferrethealth@smartgroups.com>
Message-ID: <001401c24559$caf56180$5800a8c0@ramond>
Hi Serena, First of all the term exposed just means it has been in
contact with a source of infection a ferret or poo, blood, urine etc. A
ferret can be exposed to the virus but not contract Aleutian Disease.
There is a test for actual virus but the more common tests CIEP, ELISA
or POCT are looking for an ADV-specific protein that is in the blood if
the ferret is producing antibodies to the Aleutian Virus. Chris
The Wessex Ferret Club http://web.ukonline.co.uk/superzoe/index.htm
Chris Lloyd ICQ no. 44575318