Comparison of a modified counterimmunoelectrophoresis test and a microimmunodiffusion test for detection of pseudorabies virus antibodies in porcine sera.
The correlation of a modified counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) test and a microimmunodiffusion test for detecting pseudorabies virus antibodies in porcine sera was investigated, using as reference a standard virus neutralization test. The counterimmunoelectrophoresis test exhibited a sensitivity comparable to the microimmunodiffusion test but was not as sensitive as the virus neutralization test. The best feature of the modified counterimmunoelectrophoresis test is that it is a rapid test. It provides an alternative to currently used diagnostic tests for detection of pseudorabies virus antibodies in sera from field reared and experimentally reared swine exposed to pseudorabies virus.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid / Q000276:immunology*; D005779:Immunodiffusion / Q000662:veterinary; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011557:Pseudorabies / Q000276:immunology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000276:immunology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral