Serological detection of exposure to Cryptosporidium parvum in cattle by ELISA and its evaluation in relation to coprological tests.

Abstract:

:We evaluated serum examination as an alternative to fecal analysis for the diagnosis of exposure to Cryptosporidium parvum in cattle. The accuracy of the serum ELISA was compared to the combined results of concentration flotation microscopy and fecal enzyme immunoassay. The expected performance of the serum ELISA at different levels of infection with C. parvum was evaluated using the predicative values positive and negative. Optimal conditions for the serum ELISA can be achieved by diluting the serum samples 1:20 and the conjugate 1:8,000. The serum ELISA had a relatively high sensitivity of 97.5% (95% CI=87-100%) and poor specificity, 4% (95% CI=1-20%). There was a poor agreement between the serum ELISA and the fecal tests (kappa=0) on samples collected from adult cows in a high-risk and a low-risk population. Examination of some of these fecal samples using a PCR detection method demonstrated the presence of C. parvum DNA in 10% of the samples.

journal_name

Parasitol Res

journal_title

Parasitology research

authors

Nydam DV,Lindergard G,Guard CL,Schaaf SL,Wade SE,Mohammed HO

doi

10.1007/s00436-002-0665-9

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-09-01 00:00:00

pages

797-803

issue

9

eissn

0932-0113

issn

1432-1955

journal_volume

88

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