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Foot‐and‐Mouth Disease in Red Deer – Experimental Infection and Test Methods Performance by Kittelberger, R., Nfon, C., Swekla, K., Zhang, Z., Hole, K., Bittner, H., Salo, T., Goolia, M., Embury‐Hyatt, C., Bueno, R., Hannah, M., Swainsbury, R., O'Sullivan, C., Spence, R., Clough, R., McFadden, A., Rawdon, T., Alexandersen, S.

“…Summary The aim of this study was to evaluate a number of foot‐and‐mouth disease (FMD) test methods for use in red deer. Ten animals were intranasally…”
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The use of pestivirus antigen ELISA currently available for the detection of hairy shaker disease/border disease virus in sheep by Kittelberger, R, Pigott, C

“…On several occasions over recent years, the Investigation and Diagnostic Centre Animal Health Laboratory (IDC-AHL) was approached by external clients to…”
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Comparison of the Q-fever complement fixation test and two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of serum antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (Q-fever) in ruminants: Recommendations for use of serological tests on imported animals in New Zealand by Kittelberger, R, Mars, J, Wibberley, G, Sting, R, Henning, K, Horner, GW, Garnett, KM, Hannah, MJ, Jenner, JA, Pigott, CJ, O'Keefe, JS

“…AIM: To make valid recommendations on the use of serological test methods for the detection of serum antibodies in ruminants against Coxiella burnetii…”
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Evaluation of two commercial, rapid, ELISA kits testing for scrapie in retro-pharyngeal lymph nodes in sheep by Kittelberger, R, McIntyre, L, Watts, J, MacDiarmid, S, Hannah, MJ, Jenner, J, Bueno, R, Swainsbury, R, Langeveld, JPM, van Keulen, LJM, van Zijderveld, FG, Wemheuer, WM, Richt, JA, Sorensen, SJ, Pigott, CJ, O'Keefe, JS

“…AIMS: To estimate the number of cases of scrapie that would occur in sheep of different prion protein (PrP) genotypes if scrapie was to become established in…”
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Investigation of a pig herd with animals seropositive for classical swine fever and where porcine circovirus-associated disease had been diagnosed by Bingham, PC, McFadden, AMJ, Wang, J, Kittelberger, R, Clough, RR, Tham, KM

“…AIM: To investigate the cause of classical swine fever (CSF) virus-seropositive animals in a nucleus pig-breeding herd in New Zealand, where porcine…”
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Minor nucleotide substitutions in the omp31 gene of Brucella ovis result in antigenic differences in the major outer membrane protein that it encodes compared to those of the other Brucella species by VIZCAINO, Nieves, KITTELBERGER, Reinhold, CLOECKAERT, Axel, MARIN, Clara M, FERNANDEZ-LAGO, Luis

“…The gene coding for the major outer membrane protein Omp31 was sequenced in five Brucella species and their biovars. Although the omp31 genes appeared to be…”
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HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE TO KLEBSIELLA SPP. IN NEW ZEALAND SEA LIONS (PHOCARCTOS HOOKERI) AND THE PASSIVE TRANSFER OF IMMUNITY TO PUPS by Castinel, A, Kittelberger, R, Pomroy, W. E, Duignan, P. J, Chilvers, B. L, Wilkinson, I. S

“…During the 2001–02 and 2002–03 breeding seasons, epizootics of Klebsiella pneumoniae resulted in a dramatic increase of pup mortality in New Zealand sea lions…”
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Surveillance for avian influenza virus subtypes H5 and H7 in chickens and turkeys farmed commercially in New Zealand by Rawdon, TG, Tana, T, Thornton, RN, McKenzie, JS, Stanislawek, WL, Kittelberger, R, Geale, D, Stevenson, MA, Gerber, N, Cork, SC

“…AIM: To determine the status of avian influenza (AI) virus subtypes H5 and H7 of New Zealand's commercial chicken and turkey farms. METHODS: A cross-sectional…”
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Evaluation of two commercial, rapid, ELISA kits testing for scapie in retro-pharyngeal lymph nodes in sheep by Kittelberger, R

“…Predicts the number of cases of scrapie that would happen in sheep with various prion protein (PrP) genotypes if it was to arrive in NZ. Contrasts the…”
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Specificity of non-structural protein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of serum antibodies against foot-and-mouth disease virus in a target population in New Zealand by Kittelberger, R, Mackereth, GF, Sewell, M, Keall, J, Clough, R, Pigott, C, O'Keefe, JS

“…AIMS: To determine the diagnostic specificities of two commercial screening ELISA, the Bommeli/IDEXX Chekit FMD 3ABC indirect ELISA (ELISA-1) and the Ceditest…”
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Comparison of four diagnostic tests for the identification of serum antibodies in small ruminants infected with Mycoplasma agalactiae by Kittelberger, R, O'Keefe, JS, Meynell, R, Sewell, M, Rosati, S, Lambert, M, Dufour, P, Pépin, M

“…AIM: To determine the diagnostic capability of a newly developed Western blot (WB) assay for the detection of serum antibodies against Mycoplasma agalactiae…”
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Serological survey of pre-weaned New Zealand fur seals (Arctocephalus forsteri) for brucellosis and leptospirosis by Mackereth, GF, Webb, KM, O'Keefe, JS, Duignan, PJ, Kittelberger, R

“…AIM: To conduct a longitudinal serological survey for evidence of Brucella spp and Leptospira spp infection of pre-weaned New Zealand fur seals in a colony on…”
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Active site titration of gramicidin S synthetase 2: evidence for misactivation and editing in non-ribosomal peptide biosynthesis by Kittelberger, R., Pavela-Vrancic, M., von Döhren, H.

“…The catalytic competence of gramicidin S synthetase 2 (GS2) was determined by following the kinetics of PP i generation using active site titration…”
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Serological cross-reactivity between Brucella abortus and Yersinia enterocolitica 0:9: : IV. Evaluation of the M- and C-epitope antibody response for the specific detection of B. abortus infections by Kittelberger, Reinhold, Bundesen, Peter G, Cloeckaert, Axel, Greiser-Wilke, Irene, Letesson, Jean-Jacques

“…Smooth lipopolysaccharides (SLPS) from Brucella abortus contain A-epitopes against which the majority of serum antibodies are directed during infections. SLPS…”
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Humoral immune response against lipopolysaccharide and cytoplasmic proteins of Brucella abortus in cattle vaccinated with B. abortus S19 or experimentally infected with Yersinia enterocolitica serotype 0:9 by Baldi, P C, Giambartolomei, G H, Goldbaum, F A, Abdón, L F, Velikovsky, C A, Kittelberger, R, Fossati, C A

“…The humoral immune responses against three different antigens of Brucella abortus were monitored by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in cattle vaccinated with…”
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Characterization of an immuno-dominant antigen in Brucella ovis and evaluation of its use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay by Kittelberger, Reinhold, Diack, Damian S., Vizcaíno, Nieves, Zygmunt, Michel S., Cloeckaert, Axel

“…A panel of 45 Brucella ovis serologically positive sera were tested in immunoblots against B. ovis outer membrane proteins Omp31 and Omp25, purified by…”
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Evaluation of three tests for the detection of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus in wild rabbits by Motha, M. X. J., Kittelberger, R.

“…Two double antibody sandwich ELISA kits and the immunoblot were evaluated for the detection of rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) virus in wild rabbits. Either…”
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Serological crossreactivity between Brucella abortus and Yersinia enterocolitica 0:9. 1. Immunoblot analysis of the antibody response to Brucella protein antigens in bovine brucellosis by Kittelberger, R. (Wallaceville Animal Research Centre, Upper Hutt (New Zealand). Central Animal Health Lab.), Hilbink, F, Hansen, M.F, Penrose, M, Lisle, G.W. de, Letesson, J.J, Garin-Bastuji, B, Searson, J, Fossati, C.A, Cloeckaert, A, Schurig, G

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Serological crossreactivity between Brucella abortus and Yersinia enterocolitica 0:9. 2. The use of Yersinia outer proteins for the specific detection of Yersinia enterocolitica infections in ruminants by Kittelberger R, Hilbink F, Hansen M.F, Ross G.P, Joyce M.A, Fenwick S, Heesemann J, Wolf Watz H, Nielsen K

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Evaluation of alternative methods for the detection of bovine leukaemia virus in cattle by Reichel, M.P., Tham, K.M., Barnes, S., Kittelberger, R.

“…dAim. To evaluate commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for their ability to detect…”
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