Comparison of the indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with the complement fixation test (CFT) for the serodiagnosis of bovine brucellosis

Authors: Hobbs IF
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 33, Issue 7, pp 112-116, Jul 1985
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cattle, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Abortion/stillbirth, Bacterial, Disease/defect, Infectious disease, Clinical pathology, Diagnostic procedures, Notifiable organisms/exotic disease, Reproduction, Reproduction - female, Zoonosis, Public health
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: Complement fixation and ELISA tests were carried out on 8772 bovine sera. Results showed that ELISA titres were, on average, approximately sixteen times higher than the corresponding C.F. titres. The sueciticitv of ELISA appeared comparable to that of the C.F.T. There was no evidence to show that the ELISA could detect infection earlie; than the C.F.T.

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