Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of paratuberculosis in goats.
A commercial rapid-absorbed ELISA developed to detect antibodies to Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in bovine serum was modified for use with goat serum. Diagnostic sensitivity was evaluated, using a group of 163 goats from a herd with endemic paratuberculosis. Blood and fecal samples were obtained simultaneously, and prevalence of shedding of M paratuberculosis in the feces was estimated by detection of DNA of the mycobacterial insertion sequence, IS900, using a commercial test kit. Diagnostic specificity was evaluated, using blood samples from a total of 123 goats in 10 herds that were considered clinically free of paratuberculosis. The IS900 DNA was detected in 35 of the 163 goats (21%) from the infected herd. Serum antibody to M paratuberculosis was detected in 19 of the 35 IS900 DNA-positive goats, for apparent sensitivity of 54%. Serum antibody was detected in 18 of the 128 IS900 DNA-negative goats from the infected herd. Negative results for serum antibody to M paratuberculosis were obtained for all 123 goats from the herds that were considered clinically free of paratuberculosis.
Quakertown Veterinary Clinic, PA 18951.
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006041:Goats; D016927:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis; D010283:Paratuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial