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Table 13 Purposes of use of each type of test among control programs in 22 countries. Data are the number of countries, sorted by frequency of test

From: Control of paratuberculosis: who, why and how. A review of 48 countries

Test

Individual animal diagnosis

Individual animal certification/ assurance

Herd-level screening

Herd-level certification/ assurance

Other purpose

Test is not used

Serum ELISA

17

2

14

9

2

3

Faecal PCR - individual

18

8

9

8

2

4

Faecal culture - individual

17

3

5

5

1

5

Pathology

15

1

1

2

2

6

Faecal PCR - pooled

3

 

11

6

 

10

Milk ELISA - individuals

10

 

11

6

1

11

Faecal culture - pooled

3

 

8

4

 

12

Milk ELISA - bulk milk

  

6

1

1

15

Environmental faecal test - culture or PCR

1

1

6

4

 

16

Complement fixation test

4

1

2

  

17

Faecal ZN smear

4

1

2

1

1

18

Other

  

2

  

20

Intradermal skin test

1

    

21

Serum AGID

1

    

21

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