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Enzyme Immunoassay in the Tropics

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Enzyme immunoassay (ELISA) has deservedly become widely established in developed countries as a rapid, sensitive and specific tool for detecting and quantitating a wide range of antigens and antibodies. Its merits include the relatively low cost of consumables, reagent stability, reproducibility and case of procedure. Since ELISA can readily be employed in the Third World, its many potential applications in such regions will briefly be detailed. The advantages of ELISA over other assays will also be described and mention will be made of its application to rabies and to the technical problems that are sometimes encountered.

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Groby Road Hospital, Groby Road, Leicester, UK

    K. G. Nicholson

  2. Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok, Thailand

    M. J. Warrell

  3. Institut Mérieux, 69260, Marcy l’Etoile, Charbonnières-les-Bains, France

    C. Xueref

  4. MRC Division of Communicable Diseases, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK

    S. Lee

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Institute of Medical Virology and Immunology, University of Essen, Medical School, Hufelandstraße 55, 4300, Essen 1, Germany

    Ernst Kuwert

  2. Fondation Mérieux, 17 rue Bourgelat, 69002, Lyon, France

    Charles Mérieux

  3. The Wistar Institute, 36th Street at Spruce, Philadelphia, PA, 19140, USA

    Hilary Koprowski

  4. Veterinary Public Health, Division of Communicable Diseases, World Health Organization, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland

    Konrad Bögel (Chief) (Chief)

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Nicholson, K.G., Warrell, M.J., Xueref, C., Lee, S. (1985). Enzyme Immunoassay in the Tropics. In: Kuwert, E., Mérieux, C., Koprowski, H., Bögel, K. (eds) Rabies in the Tropics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70060-6_46

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