Table 9.

Diagnostic performance of the assays for detection of Bluetongue virus.

Parameter	Reference assay (commercial kit)	Developed assay
Sensitivity (SN, %)	72.7 (95% CI: 71.6–73.8)	80.0 (95% CI: 80–80)
Specificity (SP, %)	98.1 (95% CI: 94.8–101.4)	98.1 (95% CI: 94.8–101.4)
PPV (%)	88.9 (95% CI: 81.1–96.7)	88.9 (95% CI: 81.1–96.7)
NPV (%)	94.6 (95% CI: 89.0–100.2)	96.4 (95% CI: 91.8–101.0)

SN, sensitivity; SP, specificity; PPV, positive predictive value; NPV, negative predictive value; CI, confidence interval.