This report presents the methods used to sequence the Equine Infectious Anemia virus from three inapparent carriers who show positive results to the ELISA and Coggins test. Attempts to isolate the viral DNA were done by PCR, leukocyte cultures and infection of an EIA negative foal with blood from an EIA positive gelding. Reasons for failure to isolate the virus, as well as theoretical explanations for the inability of this virus to be transmitted are discussed.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Broughton, Courtney Alice
• Schady, Marianne
• Norton, Joan Lynch

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 02D273M

Advisor

• Rulfs, Jill

Year

• 2002

Date created

• 2002-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright