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Table 1 Details of immunological diagnosis in Cervidae.

From: Diagnosis of tuberculosis in wildlife: a systematic review

Assay test

Species

N/E

nSe + nSp

Antigens

Se (%)

Sp (%)

References

Skin test (SCITT)

Red deer

N + E

60 + 1157

bPPD, aPPD

91.4

98.7

[144]

Red deer

N

218

bPPD, aPPD

NE

46.9

[126]

Elk

N

7 + 3

bPPD, aPPD

100

100

[145]

Reindeer

E

13 + 4

bPPD, aPPD

92

25

[146]

White tailed deer

N + E

60 + 56

bPPD, aPPD

97

81

[61]

Fallow deer

N

21

bPPD, aPPD

80.1

NE

[21]

IGRA

White tailed deer

E

91 + 44

bPPD, aPPD

74

98

[83]

Elk

N

51

bPPD, aPPD

NE

90a, 78b

[79]

  

ESAT-6/CFP-10

NE

100c

96d

Reindeer

N

106

bPPD, aPPD

NE

91a 83b

 
  

ESAT-6/CFP-10

NE

94c, 87.5d

White tailed deer

N

95

bPPD

NE

98a, 92b

 
  

ESAT-6/CFP-10

NE

97c, 95d

Red deer

E

15

bPPD

92.8e, 100f, 75g

100

[23]

    

P22

92.8e, 100f, 87.5g

100

 
    

ESAT-6/CFP-10

92.3e, 100f, 75g

100

 
    

Rv3615c

40e, 26.6f, 37.5g

100

 
    

Rv3020c

66.6e, 100f, 87.5g

100

 

LST

Elk

N

66 + 324

bPPD

70

74

[147]

Elk

N

33 + 450

bPPD

83

64

[104]

Red deer

N

39 + 16

bPPD

95

44

[68]

   

MPB70

72

50

Red deer-elk hybrid

E

10 + 15

bPPD

65.7

92.5

[84]

qRT-PCR of cytokines expression

Red deer-elk hybrid

E

10 + 15

bPPD

78.6

97.5

[84]

ELISA

Red deer

N

104 + 56

bPPD

MPB70

88

80

52

79

[68]

Red deer

N

94 + 217

bPPD, MPB70, aPPD

45.7

100

[126]

Red deer

E

15 + 15

Ethanol Extract of M. bovis

86.7

93.3

[102]

Red deer

N

221 + 204

bPPD

P22

70.1

70.1

91.6

99

[24]

Elk

N

108 + 48

MPB83

49.1

97.9

[138]

Fallowdeer

N

73 + 157

bPPD

51

96

[120]

White tailed deer

N

12 + 329

LAM enriched antigen

66.7h, 58.3i

95.1h

97.3i

[113]

Reindeer

E

11 + 4

LAM

100

50

[55]

BTB

Red deer

N

87 + 200

bPPD, aPPD

90.8

98

[126]

FPA

Red deer and elk

N

16

MPB70

81

NE

[91]

Elk

N

33 + 450

MPB70

40

81

[104]

Red deer-elk hybrid

E

10

MPB70

33.33

NE

[75]

RT

White tailed deer

N/E

28 + 435

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

75

98.9

[109]

Cervid TB STAT-PAK

Elk

N

31 + 842

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

87.1

98.3

[148]

Elk

N

33 + 450

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

62

87

[104]

Elk

Fallow deer

N

34 + 141

32 + 107

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

82

91

93

91

[107]

Fallow deer

N

21

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

80.1

NE

[21]

Red deer-elk hybrid

E

10

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

72.5

NE

[75]

White tailed deer

N

22 + 724

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

54.5

98.1

[113]

Red deer

N/E

52 + 105

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

86.5

83.8

[119]

Mixed Deer sp.

N

7 + 425

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

85.7j

94.8j

[119]

DPP

Vet TB

Elk

Fallow deer

N

34 + 141

32 + 107

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

79

91

98

99

[107]

Fallow deer

N

73 + 157

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

71

88

[120]

Red deer

N/E

52 + 105

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

84.6

91.4

[119]

White tailed deer

N/E

63 + 903

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

65.1

97.8

[121]

MAPIA

Elk

Fallow deer

N

34

32

M. bovis antigensk

82

97

NE

NE

[107]

Red deer-elk hybrid

E

10

M. bovis antigensk

76.7

NE

[75]

White tailed deer

N

22 + 727

M. bovis antigensk

68.2

97.1

[113]

Reindeer

E

11 + 23

M. bovis antigensk

100

85

[55]

IB

White tailed deer

N

20 + 671

13 + 333

MPB83

Whole cell sonicate

55

46.2

99.3

92.5

[113]

Reindeer

E

11 + 4

Whole cell sonicate

90.9

50

[55]

  1. N/E: natural or experimental infection; nSe: number of TB positive animals used for evaluation of Se; nSp: number of TB negative animals used for evaluation of Sp; Se: sensitivity; Sp: specificity; SCITT: single comparative intradermal tuberculin skin test; LST: lymphocyte stimulation test; qRT-PCR: quantitative reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay; IGRA: interferon gamma release assay; ELISA: enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; BTB: blood tuberculosis test; FPA: fluorescent polarization assay; MAPIA: multiantigenimmunoprint assay; Cervid TB STAT-PAK and DPP Vet TB: lateral flow tests (Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., USA); RT: lateral flow rapid test (name not mentioned-Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., USA); NE: not estimated; IB: immunoblotting
  2. a Cut off: OD of bPPD–aPPD and bPPD–PBS > 0.1.
  3. b Cut off: OD of bPPD–aPPD and bPPD–PBS > 0.05.
  4. c Cut off: OD of ESAT-6:CFP-10–PBS > 0.1.
  5. d Cut off: OD of ESAT-6:CFP10–PBS > 0.05.
  6. e Se of experimentally infected animals at 15 days post-infection (dpi).
  7. f Se of experimentally infected animals at 30 dpi.
  8. g Se of experimentally infected animals at 60 dpi (cut off for e, f, g: for bPPD and P22, OD of bPPD–aPPD and bPPD–PBS > 0.05, for specific antigens like ESAT-6:CFP10, Rv3615c and Rv3020c, OD of specific antigen–PBS > 0.05).
  9. h Cut off: OD ≥ 0.25.
  10. i Cut off: OD ≥ 0.3.
  11. j Se and Sp were evaluated based on mixed species of deer consisting of fallow deer, roe deer and red deer.
  12. k ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB59, MPB64, MPB70, MPB83, 16-kDa protein, 38-kDa protein, CFP-10/ESAT-6 and 16 kDa protein/MPB83, and two native antigens, bovine PPD and M. bovis culture filtrate.