Evaluation of different serological tests for the detection of antibodies against highly pathogenic avian influenza in experimentally infected ostriches (Struthio camelus).

Autor: Toffan A; OIE, FAO and National Reference Laboratory for Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease-Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padova, Italy., Olivier A, Mancin M, Tuttoilmondo V, Facco D, Capua I, Terregino C
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Avian pathology : journal of the W.V.P.A [Avian Pathol] 2010 Feb; Vol. 39 (1), pp. 11-5.
DOI: 10.1080/03079450903431390
Abstrakt: In the present study we collected 177 serum samples from ostriches (Struthio camelus) infected experimentally with A/ostrich/South Africa/Middleton/2004 (H5N2) highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. We tested these samples using the haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test, the agar gel immunodiffusion test and three enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. We considered the HI test, with homologous antigen and including pre-treatment of sera with 10% chicken red blood cells, as the gold standard. Detectable specific antibodies appeared on day 7 post-infection and persisted until the termination of the experiment. The relative sensitivity and specificity of the tests under evaluation and Cohen's K value were calculated. The results reported herein could be of assistance to decision-makers in drafting guidelines for the definition of the health status of ostriches and for trade purposes.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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