de Castro CC, Nunes CF, Finger PF, Siedler BS, Dummer L, de Lima M, Leite FPL, Fischer G, Vargas GD, Hübner SDO. Peroxidase-linked assay for detection of antibodies against bovine leukosis virus.
J Immunoassay Immunochem 2013;
34:376-83. [PMID:
23859788 DOI:
10.1080/15321819.2012.747442]
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Abstract
A peroxidase linked assay (PLA) was designed to screen bovine sera for the presence of specific antibodies against bovine leukosis virus (BLV). Out of 201 samples of bovine sera analyzed, 52.2% were considered positive by PLA, 26.4% by AGID, and 38.9% by ELISA. Western blotting analyses excluded 27 samples found to be positive by PLA. PLA showed 100% of sensitivity when compared with AGID and ELISA. Specificity was 64.8% and 78%, respectively (kappa coefficients were 0.70 and 0.83). These findings indicate that PLA can be used as an alternative method for the diagnosis of BLV infection in cattle.
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