Table 13.1.
Commercial kits for point-of-care diagnosis of important livestock and companion animal pathogens.
| S. no. | Commercial kits | Disease conditions | Species | Performancea | Manufacturers/suppliers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livestock | |||||
| 1. | BioSign FMDV (Patent No.: 5,559,041) | Foot-and-mouth disease | Ruminants and pigs | Sn=98.6%, Sp=98.6% | Princeton BioMeditech Corporation, United States |
| 2. | BOVIGAM TB Kit (OIE registered) | Tuberculosis | Cattle, sheep, and goats | N/A | Thermo Fisher Scientific, United States |
| 3. | SNAP BVDV Test | Bovine viral diarrhea | Cattle | Sn=95.9%–100%, Sp=99.5%–100% depending on the sample types | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., United States |
| 4. | CSFV Ab Test | Classical swine fever | Pigs | N/A | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., United States |
| 5. | FASTest CRYPTO strip | Cryptosporidium parvum | Cattle | Sn=96.7%, Sp=99.9% | MEGACOR GmbH, Germany |
| 6. | BioSign PRRSV | Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome | Pigs | Sn=98.7%, Sp=98.5% | Princeton BioMeditech Corporation, United States |
| 7. | Anigen Rapid AIV Ag Test Kit | Avian influenza (type A virus) | Chicken | Sn=99.9%, Sp=99.9% | Bionote, Inc., Republic of Korea |
| 8. | Prionics-Check PrioSTRIP BSE Kit | Bovine spongiform encephalopathy | Cattle | N/A | Prionics AG, Switzerland |
| 9. | Anigen Rapid Rabies Ag Test | Rabies | Cattle and horse | Sn=98%, Sp=100% | Bionote, Inc., Republic of Korea |
| 10. | Anigen Rapid B. Brucella Ab Test Kit | Brucellosis (Brucella abortus) | Cattle and buffalo | Sn=94.4%, Sp=100% | Bionote, Inc., Republic of Korea |
| Companion Animals | |||||
| 1. | SNAP4DxPlus Test | Lyme disease, ehrlichia, anaplasma, and heartworm disease | Cats and dogs | Sn=90.3%–99.0%, Sp=94.3%–99.3% depending on the etiological agent | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., United States |
| 2. | SNAPFeline TripleTest | Feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virua, and Feline heartworm infection | Cat | Sn=89.3%–100%, Sp=98.6%–99.5% depending on the etiological agent | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., United States |
| 3. | SNAP Parvo Test (USDA-approved) | Parvovirus | Dog | Sn=100%, Sp=98–100% | IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., United States |
| 4. | Anigen Rapid Rabies Ag Test | Rabies virus | Dog and cat | Sn=98%, Sp=100% | Bionote, Inc., Republic of Korea |
| 5. | FASTest CRYPTO strip | Cryptosporidium parvum | Dog and cat | Sn=96.7%, Sp=99.9% | MEGACOR GmbH, Germany |
a
Sn and Sp represent relative diagnostic sensitivity and specificity, respectively in comparison to gold standard assays.