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Comparison of a new gold-immunochromatographic assay for the detection of antibodies against avian influenza virus with hemagglutination inhibition and agar gel immunodiffusion assays.

Peng D, Hu S, Hua Y, Xiao Y, Li Z, Wang X, Bi D

College of Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.

A gold-immunochromatographic test-strip kit is used for the detection of IgG antibodies against the nucleocapsid protein of Avian Influenza Virus (AIV). Compared with the "gold standard", i.e. hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) assays, the gold-immunochromatographic test strip has many advantages, such as high specificity, high sensitivity, convenience, is rapid and has low cost. The gold-immunochromatographic test strip provides a unique tool for the on-site surveillance and diagnosis of Avian Influenza.

Published 16 April 2007 in Vet Immunol Immunopathol, 117(1): 17-25.
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