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Evaluation of a rapid coagglutination (COA) test for the detection of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) in tissue samples of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L.
Author(s) -
Taksdal T.,
Thorud K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of fish diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-2761
pISSN - 0140-7775
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2761.1999.00154.x
Subject(s) - salmo , infectious pancreatic necrosis virus , outbreak , virology , biology , titer , necrosis , virus , fish <actinopterygii> , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , fishery , medicine , genetics
The field use of a staphylococcal coagglutination (COA) test for the detection of infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) in tissue samples from Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., was evaluated. The COA test was compared with an immunohistochemical (IHC) method for the detection of clinical outbreaks of infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN). The present paper describes the evaluation of 320 COA test results performed at local fish health laboratories in Norway from 1994 to 1996, and COA test results from two infection trials with IPNV. The agreement between the COA test and the IHC was very good. The agreement beyond chance, measured as kappa values, was 0.74 in individuals and 0.90 in pooled samples. Thus, the COA test was suited for the detection of outbreaks of IPN. Covert infections with IPNV remained undetected by the COA test. The minimum IPNV titre needed to obtain a positive COA test was ≈ 10 5 TCID 50 mL –1 .