@article{MAKHILLIJTM20094319781,
    title = {In-House Rose Bengal Plate Agglutination Test (RBPT) for a Rapid Diagnosis of Brucellosis in Goats in Malaysia},
    journal = {International Journal of Tropical Medicine},
    volume = {4},
    number = {3},
    pages = {116-118},
    year = {2009},
    issn = {1816-3319},
    doi = {ijtmed.2009.116.118},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-3319&doi=ijtmed.2009.116.118},
    author = {O.,S.,Z. and},
    keywords = {Goat,brucellosis,Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT),diagnosis,CFT},
    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.}
    }