A modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of avian pneumovirus antibodies

Shu Ju Chiang, Arshud M. Dar, Sagar M. Goyal, Mohammad A. Sheikh, Jan C. Pedersen, B. Panigrahy, Dennis Senne, David A. Halvorson, Kakambi V. Nagaraja, Vivek Kapur

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Abstract

Avian pneumovirus (APV) infection of turkeys in Minnesota was first confirmed in March 1997. Serum samples (n = 5,194) from 539 submissions to Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory were tested by a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Of these, 2,528 (48.7%) samples from 269 submissions were positive and 2,666 (51.3%) samples from 270 submissions were negative for APV antibodies. Most positive samples were from Kandiyohi, Stearns, Morrison, and Meeker counties in Minnesota. In addition, 10 samples from South Dakota were positive. The sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA test with anti-chicken and anti-turkey conjugates were compared by testing field and experimental sera. The ELISA test with anti-turkey conjugate was more sensitive than that with anti-chicken conjugate. The ELISA tests with antigens prepared with APV strains isolated from Colorado and Minnesota were also compared. No difference was detectable. Currently, the Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory uses an antigen prepared from the Colorado isolate of APV and a goat anti-turkey conjugate in the ELISA test.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)381-384
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2000

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