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. 2018 Jan 17;16(1):e05132. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5132

Table C.1.

Summary data on performance of RT for the detection of CWD extracted from the scientific literature

Reported status
Positive samples Negative samples
Test Species Tissue IHC +ve Presumed negativea Total Test result Se % 95 C.I. % Sp % 95 C.I. % Reference
Bio‐Rad TeSeE WB Wapiti, mule deer, WTD Obex 35 0 35 Positive 87.5% 73.8–94.5% 100% 61–100% Blasche et al. (2011)
5 6 11 Negative
40 6 46 Total
Bio‐Rad TeSeE ELISA Wapiti, mule deer, WTD Obex 29 0 29 Positive 72.5% 57.1–83.9% 100% 98.8–100% Blasche et al. (2011)
11 320 331 Negative
40 320 360 Total
Bio‐Rad TeSeE s/g ELISA Wapiti, mule deer, WTD obex 34 87 121 Positive 85% 70.9–92.9% 91.7% 89.8–93.2% Blasche et al. (2011)
6 945 951 Negative
40 1,032 1,072 Total
Bio‐Rad TeSeE WB Wapiti, mule deer, WTD LN 37 0 37 Positive 100% 90.5–100% 100% 56.5–100% Blasche et al. (2011)
0 5 5 Negative
37 5 42 Total
Bio‐Rad TeSeE ELISA Wapiti, mule deer, WTD LN 29 0 29 Positive 78.4% 62.8–88.6% 100% 98.8–100% Blasche et al. (2011)
8 320 328 Negative
37 320 357 Total
Bio‐Rad TeSeE s/g ELISA Wapiti, mule deer, WTD LN 39 0 39 Positive 97.5% 87.1–99.5% 100% 99.6–100% Blasche et al. (2011)
1 1,080 1,081 Negative
40 1,080 1,120 Total
IHC +ve IHC −ve Total Test result
Bio‐Rad Mule deer RPLN 59 0 59 Positive 98.3% 91.1–99.7% 100% 99.6–100% Hibler et., (2003)
1 1,097 1,098 Negative
60 1,097 1,157 Total
Wapiti RPLN 21 1 22 Positive 100% 84.5–100% 99.87% 99.3–99.9% Hibler et al. (2003)
0 814 814 Negative
21 815 836 Total
WTD RPLN 3 0 3 Positive 100% 43.8–100% 100% 97.1–100% Hibler et al. (2003)
0 130 130 Negative
3 130 133 Total
Bio‐Rad Mule deer obex 35 0 35 Positive 92.1% 79.2–97.2% 100% 99.6–100% Hibler et al. (2003)
3 958 961 Negative
38 958 996 Total
Wapiti Obex 14 0 14 Positive 93.3% 70.2–98.8% 100% 99.6–100% Hibler et al. (2003)
1 1,028 1,029 Negative
15 1,028 1,043 Total
WTD Obex 0 0 0 Positive 100% 72.2–100% Hibler et al. (2003)
0 10 10 Negative
0 10 10 Total
IDEXX HerdChek CWD Roe deer Brain 0 0 0 Positive 100% 98.35–100% De Bosschere et al. (2006)
0 222 222 Negative
0 222 222 Total
IDEXX HerdChek CWD Roe deer Spleen 0 0 0 Positive 100% 83.23–100% De Bosschere et al. (2006)
0 206 206 Negative
0 206 206 Total
a

Negative samples originated from Germany.