Epidemiological evaluation of a monoclonal ELISA detecting antibodies against bovine leukaemia virus in serum pools
1994 ◽
Vol 113
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pp. 563-569
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SUMMARYSensitivity, specificity and predictive values of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting antibodies against bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) were evaluated using a representative sample of 145 serum pools, comprising from 3 to 48 individual sera. The sample was constituted according to the frequency distribution of the negative and positive pools analysed during a screening involving the whole cattle population of Belgium. Sensitivity and specificity were estimated to 88·9% and 100% and the predicted negative and positive values were 99·9% and 100%, respectively. These results indicate the use of serum pools is suitable for the detection of BLV infected herds in eradication campaigns.
1990 ◽
Vol 28
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pp. 47-57
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2007 ◽
Vol 14
(3)
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pp. 318-319
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1994 ◽
Vol 77
(4)
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pp. 908-916
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