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Table 2 Comparison between the serum neutralization test (SNT) and the absorption test (AT) for 173 goat serum samples that tested positive for TBEV-specific antibodies on a preliminary ELISA

From: Goats as sentinel hosts for the detection of tick-borne encephalitis risk areas in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland

 

SNT positive

SNT negative

Total

AT positive

50

0

50

AT equivocal

4

2

6

AT negative

16

101

117

Total

70

103

173

  1. The association of the TBEV-positive or TBEV-negative status was highly significant between the SNT and the AT (p < 0.001). The SNT is considered as the gold standard for deciding whether a goat was exposed to tick-borne encephalitis virus