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Table 2 Relative specificity and sensitivity of in-house Schmallenberg virus (SBV) ELISA and a commercial SBV ELISA compared to virus neutralization test (VNT)

From: Development and evaluation of an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serological detection of Schmallenberg virus antibodies in ruminants using whole virus antigen

VNT

In-house SBV ELISA

Commercial SBV ELISA

 

Cattle

Sheep

Cattle

Sheep

 

Pos

Neg

Pos

Neg

Pos

Neg

Pos

Neg

Pos

64

 

47

1

59

5

39

9

Neg

 

100

 

100

 

100

 

100

Specificity

100% (100/100)

100% (100/100)

100% (100/100)

100% (100/100)

Sensitivity

100% (64/64)

97.9% (47/48)

92.2% (59/64)

81.2% (39/48)