Artigo Publicado em Periódico
Comparison between enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, indirect fluorescent antibody and rapid conglutination tests in detecting antibodies against Babesia bovis
Fecha
1998Registro en:
0304-4017
v. 74, n. 2-4
Autor
Araújo, F. R.
Madruga, C. R.
Leal, C. R. B.
Schenk, M. A. M.
Kessler, R. H.
Marques, A. P. C.
Lemaire, Denise Carneiro
Araújo, F. R.
Madruga, C. R.
Leal, C. R. B.
Schenk, M. A. M.
Kessler, R. H.
Marques, A. P. C.
Lemaire, Denise Carneiro
Institución
Resumen
The performance of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and a rapid conglutination test (RCT) for the detection of antibodies against Babesia bovis, was evaluated with 462 cattle sera from Bahia State, Brazil. The results showed a concordance of 96.6% between the ELISA and IFAT, 90.5% between the ELISA and RCT, and 91.8% between the IFAT and RCT. Although the prevalence rates determined by ELISA (97.2%) and IFAT (96.8%) were higher than that indicated by the RCT (92.9%), performances of the three serological tests were very similar and characterized the region studied as enzootically stable to B. bovis.