title: Evaluation of a single dilution ELISA system for detection of seroconversion to bovine viral diarrhea virus, bovine respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza-3 virus, and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus: comparison with testing by virus neutralization and hemagglutination inhibition.
abstract: A single-dilution quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system, based on commercial ELISA kits, for the simultaneous detection of seroconversion to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV), parainfluenza-3 virus (PI3V), and infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus (IBRV) was evaluated by testing acute and convalescent serum pairs from 564 cattle in 145 outbreaks of respiratory disease. Seroconversion to BVDV, BRSV, PI3V and IBRV was detected in 8.0%, 19.0%, 13.7%, and 7.4%, respectively, of serum pairs tested. Seroconversion was detected in 60.7% of herds and 34.6% of animals tested. Infection with 2 or more viruses was found in 46.6% of these herds and in 27.2% of these animals. The majority of BVDV infections (62%) were associated with other virus infections, suggesting that BVDV may potentiate infection with other agents rather than being a primary pathogen of the respiratory tract. The results were compared with those obtained by virus neutralization and hemagglutination inhibition testing, and the sensitivity, specificity, and overall correlation were calculated. Sensitivities of 92%, 95%, 100%, and 100% were obtained for BVDV, BRSV, PI3V, and IBRV, respectively. The corresponding specificity values were 89%, 92%, 86%, and 91%. The overall correlation for each virus was 90%, 93%, 90%, and 93%, respectively. These results demonstrate that this ELISA system may be used successfully to detect seroconversion in serum pairs, highlight the frequency of multiple viral infections in outbreaks of respiratory disease, and provide further evidence of an immunosuppressive role for BVDV infections.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Graham
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McShane
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Mawhinney
authors.forename: I E
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Adair
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Merza
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests / Q000379:methods; D007241:Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D009500:Neutralization Tests / Q000379:methods; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018112:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bovine; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*