Validation of the indirect fluorescent antibody and the complement fixation tests for the diagnosis of Theileria equi |
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| Authors: | Ogunremi Oladele Georgiadis Marios P Halbert Gary Benjamin Jane Pfister Kurt Lopez-Rebollar Laura |
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| Institution: | Centre for Food-borne and Animal Parasitology, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Saskatoon Laboratory, 116 Veterinary Road, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada S7N 2R3. dogunremi@inspection.gc.ca |
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| Abstract: | The indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test for Theileria equi was evaluated to assess test's suitability for the serological diagnosis of equine piroplasmosis, to provide performance parameters for the purpose of test validation, and to compare it with the complement fixation (CF) test. Using a protocol that included Evan's blue, the specificity of the IFA test was estimated at 99.0% for T. equi by the classical method of analysis, and 96.6% by the Bayesian method. The use of Evan's blue in the test protocol increased test specificity and contributed to an excellent test agreement between two collaborating laboratories (kappa = 0.96). Using Bayesian analysis, the sensitivity estimate for the IFA test was 89.2%. The CF test sensitivity and specificity estimates for T. equi were 63.1 and 96.4%, respectively, as determined by Bayesian analysis. The IFA test was more sensitive than the CF test but the specificity estimates were similar. |
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| Keywords: | Theileria equi IFA CF Sensitivity Specificity Bayesian |
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