Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle

The indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of anti-trypanosomal antibodies in bovine serum was adapted for use with dried blood spots on filter paper. Aborbance (450 nm) results for samples were expressed as percent positivity, i.e., percentage of the median absorbance...

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Main Authors: Hopkins, J.S., Chitambo, H., Machila, N., Luckins, A.G., Rae, P.F., Bossche, P. van den, Eisler, M.C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29500
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author Hopkins, J.S.
Chitambo, H.
Machila, N.
Luckins, A.G.
Rae, P.F.
Bossche, P. van den
Eisler, M.C.
author_browse Bossche, P. van den
Chitambo, H.
Eisler, M.C.
Hopkins, J.S.
Luckins, A.G.
Machila, N.
Rae, P.F.
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Chitambo, H.
Machila, N.
Luckins, A.G.
Rae, P.F.
Bossche, P. van den
Eisler, M.C.
author_sort Hopkins, J.S.
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description The indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of anti-trypanosomal antibodies in bovine serum was adapted for use with dried blood spots on filter paper. Aborbance (450 nm) results for samples were expressed as percent positivity, i.e., percentage of the median absorbance result of four replicates of the strong positive control serum. The antibody-ELISA was evaluated in Zambia for use in epidemiological surveys of the prevalence of tsetse-transmitted bovine trypanosomosis. Known negative sample (sera, n=209; blood spots, n=466) were obtained from cattle from closed herds in tsetse-free areas close to Lusaka. Known positive samples (sera n=367; blood spots n=278) were obtained from cattle in Zambia's Central, Lusaka and Eastern Provinces, diagnosed as being infected with Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense or T. vivax using the phase-contrast buffy-coat technique or Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood smears. For sera (at a cut-off value of 23.0 percent positivity) sensitivity and specificity were 86.1 and 95.2 percent respectively. For bloodspots (at a cut-off value) of 18.8 percent positivity) sensitivity and specificity were 96.8 and 95.7 percent respectively. The implications of persistence of antibodies following treatment or self-cure are discussed.
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spelling CGSpace295002022-01-29T16:04:21Z Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle Hopkins, J.S. Chitambo, H. Machila, N. Luckins, A.G. Rae, P.F. Bossche, P. van den Eisler, M.C. cattle trypanosomiasis epidemiology antibodies elisa glossinidae diagnosis immunisation The indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of anti-trypanosomal antibodies in bovine serum was adapted for use with dried blood spots on filter paper. Aborbance (450 nm) results for samples were expressed as percent positivity, i.e., percentage of the median absorbance result of four replicates of the strong positive control serum. The antibody-ELISA was evaluated in Zambia for use in epidemiological surveys of the prevalence of tsetse-transmitted bovine trypanosomosis. Known negative sample (sera, n=209; blood spots, n=466) were obtained from cattle from closed herds in tsetse-free areas close to Lusaka. Known positive samples (sera n=367; blood spots n=278) were obtained from cattle in Zambia's Central, Lusaka and Eastern Provinces, diagnosed as being infected with Trypanosoma brucei, T. congolense or T. vivax using the phase-contrast buffy-coat technique or Giemsa-stained thick and thin blood smears. For sera (at a cut-off value of 23.0 percent positivity) sensitivity and specificity were 86.1 and 95.2 percent respectively. For bloodspots (at a cut-off value) of 18.8 percent positivity) sensitivity and specificity were 96.8 and 95.7 percent respectively. The implications of persistence of antibodies following treatment or self-cure are discussed. 1998 2013-06-11T09:23:47Z 2013-06-11T09:23:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29500 en Limited Access Preventive Veterinary Medicine;37(1-4): 91-99
spellingShingle cattle
trypanosomiasis
epidemiology
antibodies
elisa
glossinidae
diagnosis
immunisation
Hopkins, J.S.
Chitambo, H.
Machila, N.
Luckins, A.G.
Rae, P.F.
Bossche, P. van den
Eisler, M.C.
Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle
title Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle
title_full Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle
title_fullStr Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle
title_full_unstemmed Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle
title_short Adaptation and validation of antibody-ELISA using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse-transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle
title_sort adaptation and validation of antibody elisa using dried blood spots on filter paper for epidemiological surveys of tsetse transmitted trypanosomosis in cattle
topic cattle
trypanosomiasis
epidemiology
antibodies
elisa
glossinidae
diagnosis
immunisation
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29500
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