O.  Shahaza, S.  Khairani-Bejo, Z.  Zunita, A.R.  Bahaman, 
    In-House Rose Bengal Plate Agglutination Test (RBPT) for a Rapid Diagnosis of Brucellosis in Goats in Malaysia,
    International Journal of Tropical Medicine,
    Volume 4,Issue 3,
    2009,
    Pages 116-118,
    ISSN 1816-3319,
    ijtmed.2009.116.118,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2009.116.118)
    Abstract: The Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) antigens from <I>Brucella melitensis </I>local isolates (in-house RBPT) were prepared and compared with RBPT antigen for Brucellosis in sheep and goats prepared by Veterinary Laboratory Agency, UK. Eight hundred fifty-six sera samples, of which were collected from goats were examined with the RBPT and Complement Fixation Test (CFT). The RBPT and CFT results showed that the in-house RBPT antigen was superior to the commercial prepared RBPT antigen (VLA, UK). Out of 856 sera analyzed by in-house RBPT, commercial RBPT and CFT, 30.84, 26.40 and 31.65% were found to be <I>Brucella</I> positive, respectively. The sensitivity calculated for the in-house RBPT compared with CFT was 85.24% whilst that of commercial RBPT was 78.59%. Therefore, it was conclude that in-house RBPT antigens could be prepared and used for epidemiological surveillance of <I>Caprine brucellosis</I> in Malaysia.
    Keywords: Goat;brucellosis;Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT);diagnosis;CFT