In addition to diagnosis of YHV infection, MAb may
eventually prove useful for distinguishing amongst types
of YHV. For example, the one MAb against the YHV
envelope protein gp116 binds with YHV from Thailand
but not with gp116 of a related virus GAV from Australia
(Soowannayan et al., 2003). Thus, it is possible that
selection of MAb from different types of YHV could
lead to differential detection strips for various geographical
types.