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16 December 2021 ASSESSMENT OF MULTIANTIGEN PRINT IMMUNOASSAY AND RAPID LATERAL-FLOW TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS INFECTION IN MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS)
Sarah B. Chaney, Denise McAloose, Rena Greenwald, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Paul P. Calle
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Abstract

A multiantigen print immunoassay (MAPIA) and rapid test (RT) developed and validated for detection of mycobacterial antibodies in elephants (Elephas maximus and Loxodonta africana) was assessed in Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus). Retrospective analysis of banked serum from one Mycobacterium bovis infected and seven presumably uninfected tapir was performed by MAPIA and RT. A sample collected 2 mon prior to the death of a culture-confirmed M. bovis–infected tapir served as a positive control. Seroreactivity of this sample was demonstrated via both MAPIA and RT testing. Seven uninfected animals, including four without postmortem evidence of mycobacterial disease and three that remain healthy, were negative controls; none demonstrated seroreactivity to key antigens with either test. These results suggest that MAPIA and RT have potential utility for rapid detection of M. bovis infection in Malayan tapir.

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Sarah B. Chaney, Denise McAloose, Rena Greenwald, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, and Paul P. Calle "ASSESSMENT OF MULTIANTIGEN PRINT IMMUNOASSAY AND RAPID LATERAL-FLOW TEST FOR THE DETECTION OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS INFECTION IN MALAYAN TAPIR (TAPIRUS INDICUS)," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 52(4), 1257-1262, (16 December 2021). https://doi.org/10.1638/2021-0054
Accepted: 1 August 2021; Published: 16 December 2021
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