Abstract:SUMMARYAn immunohistochemstry (IHC) method to detect scrapie in sheep third eyelid lymphoid tissue was applied in post mortem animals. This method would allow to carry out the diagnosis in Chile, including the preclinical phase of the disease in sheep flock. Eighty samples from two year old sheep were obtained. Fourty two showed neurological signs consistent with scrapie and thirty eight came from slaughterhouse. Another thirteen blind samples were provided by a Reference Center (RC) in addition to sixteen obe… Show more
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