TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the diagnosis of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus infection
AU - Díaz, Ivan
AU - Venteo, Ángel
AU - Rebollo, Belén
AU - Martín-Valls, Gerard E.
AU - Simon-Grifé, Meritxell
AU - Sanz, Antonio
AU - Mateu, Enric
PY - 2012/3/1
Y1 - 2012/3/1
N2 - Early diagnosis of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is critically important for control of the disease. Two new commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) based on different methodologies have been developed. In the present report, the 2 ELISAs were compared using blood samples from experimentally and naturally infected pigs. One of the 2 ELISAs was shown to be more sensitive than the other. The higher sensitivity of one of the ELISAs could pose a problem in PRRS diagnosis in endemic farms, because it can detect maternally derived antibodies for a longer time, overlapping with the detection of antibodies developed after PRRSV infection. However, the ELISA with higher sensitivity could be suitable for early detection of PRRSV antibodies in individual pigs, especially in PRRS-free herds. © 2012 American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
AB - Early diagnosis of Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is critically important for control of the disease. Two new commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) based on different methodologies have been developed. In the present report, the 2 ELISAs were compared using blood samples from experimentally and naturally infected pigs. One of the 2 ELISAs was shown to be more sensitive than the other. The higher sensitivity of one of the ELISAs could pose a problem in PRRS diagnosis in endemic farms, because it can detect maternally derived antibodies for a longer time, overlapping with the detection of antibodies developed after PRRSV infection. However, the ELISA with higher sensitivity could be suitable for early detection of PRRSV antibodies in individual pigs, especially in PRRS-free herds. © 2012 American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians.
KW - Early diagnosis
KW - enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
KW - pigs
KW - porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
U2 - 10.1177/1040638711435804
DO - 10.1177/1040638711435804
M3 - Article
SN - 1040-6387
VL - 24
SP - 344
EP - 348
JO - Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
JF - Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
IS - 2
ER -