Table 2.
Total samples and percentage (bracketed) shown to be positive for Fasciola hepatica by diagnostic method, including KAPPA of FFEC and cELISA.
| Site/species | Number of Observations | KAPPA value | Number (and percentage) of positive samples by diagnostic method |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFEC | cELISA | Parallel | Series | Serum ELISA* | |||
| 1 - sheep | 100 | 0.52 | 42 (42.0) | 39 (39.0) | 52 (52.0) | 29 (29.0) | 18 (66.7) |
| 2 - cattle | 120 | 0.64 | 72 (60.0) | 82 (68.3) | 87 (72.5) | 67 (55.8) | n/a |
| 3 - sheep | 117 | 0.50 | 104 (88.8) | 95 (81.2) | 107 (91.5) | 92 (78.6) | 31 (100) |
*
Number of observations for serum ELISA were 27 and 31 at Sites 1 and 3, respectively. Not all sheep were sampled on every occasion.