TABLE 1.
cELISA comparison of B. bovis-infected and uninfected cattle sera
RCT cELISAb result | No. of B. bovis samplesa
|
Total samples | |
---|---|---|---|
Infected | Uninfected | ||
Positive | 103 | 3 | 106 |
Negative | 0 | 224 | 224 |
Total | 103 | 227 | 330 |
Samples were from infected animals confirmed microscopically or by nested PCR and from uninfected animals originating and maintained in a Babesia-free region of the northern United States.
Threshold inhibition of 40%.