Hepatitis virus serological testing (Sciuridae)

Knowledge graph centered on Hepatitis virus serological testing (Sciuridae) with 10 nodes and 18 connections. Top connected: Marmota flaviventris, Marmota monax, Marmot blood sampling for viral screening (Sciuridae), hepatitis virus transmission, zoonotic disease surveillance.

Method synopsis

Laboratory testing of mammalian sera for woodchuck hepatitis virus antigens, antibodies, and viral DNA polymerase activity using established protocols.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Procedure from a recent peer-reviewed implementation

Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Is the hepatitis virus absent from yellow-bellied marmots? (2003), Oecologia Montana. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.

1. Laboratory testing for hepatitis virus
   Sera were tested for woodchuck hepatitis surface antigen (WHs Ag), antibody to WHV core antigen, and virus-specific DNA polymerase at the Laboratory of Infectious Diseases of the National Institute of Health.
   Quantities: All 51 serum samples testedDuration: Not specifiedConditions: Laboratory conditions at NIH facility in Bethesda, Maryland
   Equipment: laboratory testing equipment for viral assays

Typical Equipment

• laboratory testing equipment for viral assays

Output Measurements

• viral antigen presence
• antibody titers
• DNA polymerase activity

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

Species Studied With This Protocol