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Table 8 Details of immunological diagnosis in wild meerkat.

From: Diagnosis of tuberculosis in wildlife: a systematic review

Assay test

N/E

nSe + nSp

Antigens

Se (%)

Sp (%)

References

MAPIA

N

ND

M. bovis antigens*

90

48

[9]

BovidTB STAT-PAK

N

ND

ESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB83

43

85

[9]

  1. MAPIA: multiantigenimmunoprint assay; BovidTB STAT-PAK: lateral flow test (Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., USA); 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; ND: not defined, Se and Sp were estimated based on Bayesian analysis (absence of gold standard).
  2. aESAT-6, CFP-10, MPB59, MPB64, MPB70, MPB83, the16-kDa protein, the 38-kDa protein, CFP-10/ESAT-6 and the 16 kDa protein/MPB83, bovine PPD and M. bovis culture filtrate.
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