ELISA TEST Neospora Caninum (Bovine)

Bovichek ® Neospora: Neospora caninum Antibody Test Kit, ELISA (serum & milk)

DESCRIPTION:
This is an immunoenzymatic assay for the detection of antibodies against Neospora caninum in bovine serum and milk.

SUMMARY AND EXPLANATION:
Neospora caninum is a protozoa identified by Dubey et al. in 1988. In cattle, this protozoa is responsible for an important proportion of spontaneous abortions. Once the animal is infected, the chance of it undergoing abortion is 2- to 3-fold greater than in noninfected animals. Furthermore, if abortion does not occur, the animal will likely, 8 times out of 10, give birth to infected cattle.

CHARACTERISTICS:
- Indirect ELISA: Specific antigens to N. caninum (Strain NC-1)
- Rapid (less than 2 hours)
- Test per kit : 2 x 90
- When considering suspicious results as positive:
- the relative sensitivity of this test is 99.4% (95% CI = 96.1 – 100%)
- the relative specificity is 99.1% (95% CI = 98.1 – 99.6%).