Detection of antibodies inBrugia pahangi-infected cats by counter immunoelectrophoresis, indirect fluorescent antibody test and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

1982 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 313-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. S. Au ◽  
D. A. Denham ◽  
C. C. Draper
1989 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl L. Seefeldt ◽  
Clyde A. Kirkbride ◽  
Jitender P. Dubey

Results obtained in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFA), and a modified direct agglutination test (MAT) for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies from examination of fetal fluids from 377 aborted ovine fetuses were compared. Sixty-seven samples were positive by MAT (titers 1:16 to > 1:65,536), 58 were positive by ELISA, and 62 were positive by immunoglobulin G-IFA. The MAT was preferred because it required less time, labor, and special equipment. It was simple to run, could be done on serum from any species without modification, and it was more effective than the IFA for detecting toxoplasma antibodies in severely autolyzed fetuses. No advantage was found in determining immunoglobulin M antibodies in ovine fetal sera.


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