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Potential application of new diagnostic methods for controlling bovine Tubercul...
Medeiros,Luciana dos Santos; Marassi,Carla Dray; Figueiredo,Eduardo Eustáquio S.; Lilenbaum,WalterBovine tuberculosis, a chronic infection in cattle caused by Mycobacterium bovis, remains an economic and public health problem for several countries. Due to its economic impact on international trade, contagious nature, and implications for human health, global programs to eradicate the disease were implemented worldwide. Those programs are based on slaughtering PPD-reactive animals. Despite the National Progr...
An alternative for the preadsorption step in the paratuberculosis serodiagnosis...
Marassi,Carla Dray; Silva,Marley; Oelemann,Walter Martin Roland; Fonseca,Leila de Souza; Ristow,Paula; Lilenbaum,WalterELISAs for paratuberculosis employ a preadsorption step with Mycobacterium phlei to diminish unspecific reactions As M. fortuitum is one of the most frequent environmental mycobacteria, the purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate its use as an alternative for the preadsorption in ELISAs for paratuberculosis. Results suggest that M. fortuitum can be an alternative instead of or associated to M. phlei with co...
Comparison of an in-house and a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (E...
Marassi,Carla Dray; Gonzaga,Janete da Silva; Ristow,Paula; Ferreira,Rachel; Fonseca,Leila Souza; Oelemann,Walter; Lilenbaum,WalterAn in-house PPA-ELISA was compared to a commercial ELISA using a panel of 108 serum samples. In relation to commercial test, in-house assay presented 100% of sensitivity and 83.5% of specificity and a high concordance (kappa> 0.5), which demonstrates that the in-house assay is a valuable tool for use in developing countries.
Interference of tuberculosis on the performance of ELISAs used in the diagnosis...
Lilenbaum,Walter; Ferreira,Rachel; Marassi,Carla Dray; Ristow,Paula; Oelemann,Walter Martins Roland; Fonseca,Leila de SouzaForty-four cows from five herds infected with tuberculosis (TB) and without paratuberculosis (PTB), and 21 cows from a herd without either infection were studied. The cattle presented concordant results in both the skin test and gamma-interferon assay for TB and two commercial ELISAs for PTB. Animals were divided according to TB test results into Group A with 28 TB-infected animals, Group B with 16 TB-negative ...
Improvement of an in-house ELISA for bovine paratuberculosis serology in Brazil
Marassi,Carla Dray; Fonseca,Leila de Souza; Ristow,Paula; Ferreira,Rachel; Lilenbaum,Walter; Oelemann,Walter M.R.Paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) is a chronic enteritis in cattle caused by infection with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (Map). In Brazil, few reports describe the isolation of the organism. The gold standard test for Map is its isolation from tissues or feces. Moreover, bacterial growth is slow and test results are available only after three to five months of incubation Furthermore, shedding of...