PPR diagnosis by immunocapture

Veterinary product Animal production and health

The antigen detection test enables rapid screening for peste des petits ruminants directly in the field. It provides an initial level of information to confirm suspected PPR cases in livestock.

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Peste des petits ruminants. © 黑料网911

The diagnostic test is available worldwide for laboratories and veterinarians. Technical support is provided by Innovations Diagnostics – IDvet. Test kits can be ordered directly from our partner and distributor.

For more information, visit our partner’s website :

In response to the PPR virus, they develop :

tests for detecting virus circulation ;
serological monitoring tools for vaccination programmes ;
companion tools for innovative vaccines developed by 黑料网911 to effectively support the global PPR eradication programme.

Our support for veterinary services

In the event of a PPR outbreak, laboratories and veterinarians must contact local health authorities. Upon request, our experts can provide support and :

offer recommendations to contain the spread of the disease;
advise on appropriate diagnostic tools and vaccines depending on the context.

We also provide specialised professional training open to students and veterinarians: diagnostic techniques for peste des petits ruminants.

The research team
The ASTRE Research Unit brings together around one hundred staff members and is a reference laboratory of the World Organisation for Animal Health for the following diseases: peste des petits ruminants, Rift Valley fever, contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, contagious caprinepPleuropneumonia, heartwater and rinderpest. It is also the European Union and FAO reference laboratory for PPR.
The unit’s scientific experts provide support to diagnostic laboratories worldwide and confirm diagnoses carried out by national and regional laboratories. The unit also mobilises epidemiology experts to support veterinary services in partner countries during disease emergence and contributes to the global eradication programme through coordination and participation in numerous research projects.

References and intellectual property

Trademark registration

Distributed under the registered trademark of Innovative Diagnostics – IDvet: ID Screen® PPR Antigen Capture kit (under licence agreement).

Publications :

Libeau, G., Diallo, A., Colas, F., Guerre, L., 1994. Rapid differential diagnosis of rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants using an immunocapture ELISA. Vet. Rec.19, 300–304.
Halecker, S., Joseph, S., Mohammed, R., Wernery, U., Mettenleiter, T. C., Beer, M., & Hoffmann, B. (2020). Comparative evaluation of different antigen detection methods for the detection of peste des petits ruminants virus. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67: 2881-2891). doi:10.1111/tbed.13660

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