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Comparison of serological methods for the diagnostic of Caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE) in Rio de Janeiro, BrazilDOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822005000100010 Keywords: caprine arthritis-encephalitis, cae, goats, elisa, agid. Abstract: serum samples of 562 goats were tested for caprine arthritis-encephalitis using agar gel immunodiffusion test (agid) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). seventy-nine samples (14.1%) were reactive by both testes but 141 (25.1%) were reactive only by elisa. elisa, when compared to agid, presented 100% sensitivity and 70.8% specificity.
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