| 摘要 |
A method is disclosed for detecting spiroplasmosis and transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, scrapie, and other TSEs. Spiroplasma are present in substantial numbers in the vitreous humor, the aqueous humor, corneal endothelia, and other locations. Samples from these locations can be used to detect spiroplasmosis or TSE, either before or after clinical symptoms arise. The method is only moderately invasive, and is suited for use in living human patients. In livestock the method may be used for diagnosis of live animals, or of animals post-slaughter, either for individual animals or for pooled samples taken from many animals. |
