F1ANNEX IVAFRICAN HORSE SICKNESS

DIAGNOSIS

Annotations:

PART ASerological tests

1.Indirect ELISA for the detection of antibodies to African horse sickness virus (AHSV)

1.2.Interpretation of the results

1.2.1.

Calculate the cut-off value by adding 0,06 to the value of the negative control (0,06 is the standard deviation derived with a group of 30 negative sera).

1.2.2.

Test samples giving absorbance values lower than the cut-off are regarded as negative.

1.2.3.

Test samples giving absorbance values greater than the cut-off + 0,15 are regarded as positive.

1.2.4.

Test samples giving intermediate absorbance values are considered to be inconclusive and a second technique must be employed to confirm the result.