Table 2.
Comparison of the rapid immunochromatographic test with the competitive ELISA for detecting antibodies to Theileria equi in horses and donkeys presented per country (Greece, Israel, and Italy)
| Rapid immunochromatographic test result for Theileria equi | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | Israel | Italy | ||||||||
| Positive | Negative | Total | Positive | Negative | Total | Positive | Negative | Total | ||
| cELISA test result: no. (%) | Positive | 39 (30.2) | 8 (6.2) | 47 (36.4) | 8 (38.1) | 0 (0) | 8 (38.1) | 82 (78.1) | 2 (1.9) | 84 (80) |
| Negative | 0 (0) | 82 (63.6) | 82 (63.6) | 5 (23.8) | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 3 (2.9) | 18 (17.1) | 21 (20) | |
| Total | 39 (30.2) | 90 (69.8) | 129 (100) | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | 21 (100) | 85 (81.0) | 20 (19.0) | 105 (100) | |
| % agreement | 93.79% | 76.19% | 95.24% | |||||||
| Kappa | 0.861 | 0.549 | 0.848 | |||||||
| Sig (Chi-square) | < 0.002 | 0.007 | < 0.001 | |||||||