Shaapan R M, El-Nawawi F A, Tawfik M A A
Department of Zoonosis, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Vet Parasitol. 2008 May 31;153(3-4):359-62. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.02.016. Epub 2008 Mar 4.
Comparative serological examination of 300 serum samples from sheep slaughtered in the main abattoir in Cairo, Egypt revealed a higher prevalence of toxoplasmosis (43.7%) with the modified agglutination test (MAT), followed by the enzyme linked immune-sorbant assay (ELISA) (41.7%) and the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) (37%), while the lowest prevalence was detected with the dye test (DT) (34%). When the data from the first three serological tests were compared with that of the DT test, which was used as a reference test for toxoplasmosis, MAT had the highest sensitivity (96%), followed by ELISA (90.1%) and IFAT, which demonstrated the lowest sensitivity (80.4%). Conversely, IFAT had the highest specificity (91.4%), followed by MAT (88.9%) and ELISA (85.9%).
对来自埃及开罗主要屠宰场宰杀的300份绵羊血清样本进行的比较血清学检查显示，改良凝集试验（MAT）检测到的弓形虫病患病率较高（43.7%），其次是酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）（41.7%）和间接荧光抗体试验（IFAT）（37%），而染料试验（DT）检测到的患病率最低（34%）。当将前三项血清学检测的数据与用作弓形虫病参考检测的DT检测数据进行比较时，MAT的灵敏度最高（96%），其次是ELISA（90.1%），IFAT的灵敏度最低（80.4%）。相反，IFAT的特异性最高（91.4%），其次是MAT（88.9%）和ELISA（85.9%）。
