Evaluation of two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for the detection of antibodies against equine arteritis virus

In order to establish an efficient system for serological diagnosis of equine viral arteritis in Japan, we compared enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) provided by two manufacturers (Nisseiken Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, and VMRD Inc., Pullman, WA, U.S.A.) by testing a series of horse sera. The results revealed that 159 of 160 virus-neutralizing (VN) antibody-positive serum samples were positive in both the Nisseiken-ELISA and VMRD-ELISA. Of the VN-negative sera (n=157), 134 and 154 samples were negative in the Nisseiken-ELISA and VMRD-ELISA, respectively. Sensitivity was 99.4% for both the Nisseiken-ELISA and VMRD-ELISA. The specificity of the VMRD-ELISA (98.1%) was significantly higher than that of the Nisseiken-ELISA (85.4%, P<0.05). The diagnostic performance of the VMRD-ELISA was superior to that of the Nisseiken-ELISA because of this greater specificity.

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