Table 1 Prior information on diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of the applied assays, based on Shaapan et al. [4]
From: Seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Egyptian sheep and goats
Test | Sensitivity | Specificity | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distribution | Mean | 95% UI | Distribution | Mean | 95% UI | |
IFA | Beta(82,20) | 0.80 | (0.72–0.87) | Beta(181,17) | 0.91 | (0.87–0.95) |
ELISA | Beta(92,10) | 0.90 | (0.84–0.95) | Beta(170,28) | 0.86 | (0.81–0.90) |