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Table 2.

Sensitivity and specificity of microscopical methods compared to 100 % sensitivity and specificity of PCR for detection of Theileria spp. in carrier cattle

Method	No. of samples examined	No. of positives detected	Sensitivity^a (%)	Specificity^b (%)
PCR	150	42	100	100
Microscopy (50 fields)	150	11	57	99

^aCalculated as follows: [number of true positives/(number of true positives + number of false negatives)] × 100

^bCalculated as follows: [number of true negatives/(number of true negatives + number of false positives)] × 100