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ArticleLab animal2003

Diagnostic testing of mouse and rat colonies for infectious agents.

Robert S Livingston, Lela K Riley

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Article in Lab animal, 2003. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Guidance on Establishing Health Monitoring Panels for Laboratory Mice to Reflect Contemporary Pathogen Prevalence.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2025
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  4. Assembly of a Draft Genome for the Mouse EctoparasiteJournal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2023
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  5. Using Sterile Flocked Swabs as an Alternative Method for Rodent Health Monitoring.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2022
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  9. Effects of Maternal Fenbendazole on Litter Size, Survival Rate, and Weaning Weight in C57BL/6J Mice.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2021
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  10. Evaluation of In-cage Filter Paper as a Replacement for Sentinel Mice in the Detection of Murine Pathogens.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2021
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  11. PCR Prevalence of Murine Opportunistic Microbes and their Mitigation by Using Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2019
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  13. Results of Survey Regarding Prevalence of Adventitial Infections in Mice and Rats at Biomedical Research Facilities.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2017
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  19. PCR testing of a ventilated caging system to detect murine fur mites.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2013
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  20. Age-associated variability in susceptibility of Swiss Webster mice to MPV and other excluded murine pathogens.Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science : JAALAS · 2012
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Robert S LivingstonUniversity of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, E115A Veterinary Medicine Building, 1600 E. Rollins Rd., Columbia, MO 65211, USA. livingstonr@missouri.edu
Lela K Riley

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rodent health monitoring programs make an essential contribution to biomedical research by identifying the presence of infectious agents that might confound animal research. The authors discuss the types of diagnostic tests available, which agents deserve monitoring, and the appropriate frequency for such interventions.

Indexed as

Animals, LaboratoryAnimal DiseasesAnimalsCommunicable Disease ControlDiagnostic Tests, RoutineEnvironmental MonitoringMiceQuality Assurance, Health CareRatsVeterinary Medicine

Identifiers

PMID19757616
PMCPMC7091853

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