A participatory surveillance of marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) morbidity and mortality in Argentina: first results

Table 3 Serological tests and methods used, and results of tests performed in marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) pathogens in Argentina

Pathogen	Test procedure (positive titre)	Number positive/number tested
Bluetongue virus	AGID (1:4)	0/29
Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (Bovine herpesvirus)	ELISA	0/29
Bovine viral diarrhoea virus	ELISA	0/29
Brucellosis	BPA /ROSEBEN /2ME (1:100) / SAT (1:100)	1/29
Foot-and-mouth disease virus	VIAA	0/29
Johne’s disease (Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis)	AGID	0/29
Leptospira interrogans (11 serovars) ^a	MAT (1:50)	2/29
Bovine leucosis	AGID	0/29
Q Fever ^b	Indirect multi-species ELISA	0/29
Chlamydial abortion ^c	Indirect multi-species ELISA	0/29
Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Indiana and New Jersey Serotype	ELISA-LP (liquid phase)	0/29

References: AGID: agar gel Immunodiffusion; ELISA: enzyme-linked immunodiffusion assay; BPA: buffered plate antigen test; ROSEBEN: rose bengal test; 2ME: 2-mercaptoethanol test; SAT: tube agglutination test; VIAA: virus infection-associated antigen; MAT: microagglutination test. Tests performed at National Service of Agri-food health and quality (SENASA)
^aLeptospira interrogans serovars ballum, castellonis, canicola, grippotyphosa, icterohaemorrhagiae, copenhageni, pomona, pyrogenes, sejroe, wolffi, tarassovi
^bID Screen® Q Fever Indirect ELISA Multi-species kit (ID.vet, France)
^cID Screen® Chlamydophila abortus Indirect ELISA Multi-species kit (ID.vet, France)

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