Bayesian estimation of true prevalence, sensitivity and specificity of indirect ELISA, Rose Bengal Test and Slow Agglutination Test for the diagnosis of brucellosis in sheep and goats in Bangladesh

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 242-252

  Rahman, A K M Anisur ^a,b,c   Saegerman, Claude ^b   Berkvens, Dirk ^c   Fretin, David ^d   Gani, Md Osman ^e   Ershaduzzaman, Md ^e   Ahmed, Muzahed Uddin ^a   Emmanuel, Abatih ^c  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^d VETERINARY AND AGROCHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

^e BANGLADESH LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bayesian model; Brucellosis; Diagnostic tests; Sensitivity; Small ruminants; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE ANTIBODIES; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; ROSE BENGAL;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BAYES THEOREM; BLOOD; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDY; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BANGLADESH; BAYES THEOREM; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; PREVALENCE; ROSE BENGAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84876977265     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.11.029     Document Type: Article

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