{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-156/annex-IV/part-A/division-1",
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  "legislation": "eudr/2009/156",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive 2009/156/EC of 30 November 2009 on animal health conditions governing the movement and importation from third countries of equidae (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-156",
  "path": "annex/IV/part/A/division/1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Indirect ELISA for the detection of antibodies to African horse sickness virus (AHSV)",
  "text": "The conjugate used in this method is a horseradish peroxidase anti-horse gamma-globulin reacting with the serum of horses, mules and donkeys. The method described by Maree & Paweska (2005) uses protein G as conjugate that also reacts with zebra serum.\nThe antigen may be provided by the Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal (CISA), Spain, within 4 to 6 months of request.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1840 of 14 October 2016 amending Annex IV to Council Directive 2009/156/EC as regards methods for African horse sickness diagnosis (notified under document C(2016) 6509) (Text with EEA relevance)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Maree S. and Paweska J.T. (2005). Preparation of recombinant African horse sickness virus VP7 antigen via a simple method and validation of a VP7-based indirect ELISA for the detection of group-specific IgG antibodies in horse sera. J. Virol. Methods, 125 (1), 55-65."
    }
  ],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/156/annex/IV/part/A/division/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:22:04.142412+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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