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Comparison of the results of some serological tests for bovine brucellosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

R. J. Chappel ,
D. J. McNaught ,
J. A. Bourke  and
G. S. Allan
R. J. Chappel
Affiliation:
‘Attwood’ Veterinary Research Laboratory, Victorian Department of Agriculture, Westmeadows, Victoria 3047, Australia
D. J. McNaught
Affiliation:
‘Attwood’ Veterinary Research Laboratory, Victorian Department of Agriculture, Westmeadows, Victoria 3047, Australia
J. A. Bourke
Affiliation:
‘Attwood’ Veterinary Research Laboratory, Victorian Department of Agriculture, Westmeadows, Victoria 3047, Australia
G. S. Allan
Affiliation:
‘Attwood’ Veterinary Research Laboratory, Victorian Department of Agriculture, Westmeadows, Victoria 3047, Australia
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A total of 1887 bovine sera positive to the Rose Bengal plate test were subjected to other serological tests for bovine brucellosis: the complement fixation test using warm fixation (CFTW), the serum agglutination test (SAT) and the radioimmunoassay (RIA).

The SAT was generally much less sensitive than the CFTW. Many sera, however, gave positive reactions in the SAT but no reaction in the CFTW or the RIA. These SAT reactions were attributed to IgM antibody.

Comparison between the results of the CFTW and the RIA led to the conclusion that 200 ng could be used as a minimum diagnostic reaction in the RIA.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 80 , Issue 3 , June 1978 , pp. 365 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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