Assessment of an ELISA method to support surveillance of bovine tuberculosis in Albania

ConclusionThe lack of agreement between the results of the two tests may reflect different elements of the immune response (humoral and cell-mediated immunity). In future, cattle should be sensitized by the intradermal injection of tuberculin 14  days prior to the collection of blood samples, which would then be tested by theMycobacterium bovis IDEXX ELISA Test in order to determine more accurately the prevalence of infection.
Source: Irish Veterinary Journal - Category: Veterinary Research Source Type: research