TY  - JOUR
T1  - In-House Rose Bengal Plate Agglutination Test (RBPT) for a Rapid Diagnosis of Brucellosis in Goats in Malaysia
AU - Shahaza, O. AU - Khairani-Bejo, S. AU - Zunita, Z. AU - Bahaman, A.R. 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SP  - 116
EP  - 118
PY  - 2009
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2009.116.118
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2009.116.118
KW  - Goat
KW  -brucellosis
KW  -Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT)
KW  -diagnosis
KW  -CFT
AB  - 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.
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