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TABLE 4.

SE_rel and SP_rel of IFAT, ELISA, and DS serological tests for Leishmania compared to the results of PCR with skin tissue samples from asymptomatic dogs^a

Test	November 2005		March 2006		March 2007
Test	SE_rel (%)	SP_rel (%)	SE_rel (%)	SP_rel (%)	SE_rel (%)	SP_rel (%)
ELISA	33^*,§,¶	95	50^{†,‡,§,¶}	95.5	9^¶,‖	93
IFI	14^,*	99	27^{†,**,††}	99	13^††	92
DS			18^‖,‡‡	99	4.5^‡‡	100

Equal letters correspond to a significant difference (P < 0.01).