Coggin’s test is done for serological survey of?

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QUESTION

Coggin’s test is done for serological survey of?

OPTIONS

(A) Equine viral arteritis
(B) Equine infectious anaemia
(C) African horse sickness
(D) Equine influenza

ANSWER

(B) Equine infectious anaemia

EXPLANATION

Coggins' test is the agar gel immunodiffusion test historically used for serological detection of antibodies against equine infectious anemia virus. Thus option B is correct; equine viral arteritis, African horse sickness, and equine influenza are diagnosed by other serologic or virologic methods.

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