Camelid TB Serology Quarterly Report: 1st July 2018 to 30th September 2018
Source: environment.data.gov.uk (2024-10-03)

Camelid TB Serology Quarterly Report. Camelid TB Serology Quarterly Report.

Camelid TB Serology
Quarterly Report
Number: 14
Report Period 1st July to 30th September 2018
Issued 03 October 2018

Submission Reason
Explanation
APHA /DEFRA
At Government expense
Parallel Test:
PAR-TB
TB breakdown herd with confirmed M. bovis infection (including Wales where Officially
TB Free Withdrawn [OTFW] status is determined on epidemiological grounds)
PAR-SUS
TB strongly suspected but not currently confirmed by laboratory culture – herd under
restrictions
PAR-TRC
Forward  tracing(s) from an M. bovis-infected camelid herd (includes camelid herds in
Wales only co-located on the same premises with infected cattle, sheep, deer, goats
& pigs)
Serial Test:
SER-CONT
Herd not under restriction but contiguous to a TB-infected herd
SER-COL
Herd not under restriction but co-located with an infected herd of cattle, deer, goats
etc. (Eng & Scot only)
SER-EPI
Herd not under restriction but TB tested due to an epidemiological link with a known
infected herd (e.g. back-tracing)
Commercial/Private
At Owner expense
SER-MVT
Pre- or post-movement test
SER-EXP 
Pre-export test
SER-DIAG
Diagnostic to exclude TB from a differential diagnoses in a herd not restricted (TB
strongly suspected)
SER-RHT
Monitoring - voluntary routine testing (herd nor restricted)
Quarterly Camelid Serology Report
Test Criteria
The camelid TB serology (antibody) test comprises two separate antibody tests in a test package that can be applied
flexibly to increase the sensitivity or specificity of the test as required, by using a parallel or serial test interpretation
respectively. The sensitivity and specificity values of combined antibody testing for camelids were described under AHVLA
Project FT1477 as follows (see also Rhodes et al., 2012);
Sensitivity = 81.3% [71.9-91.6]    [95% confidence intervals]
Specificity = 95.8% [93.3-98.2]
Parallel Test (e.g. confirmed breakdown herd test – for increased sensitivity):
Serial Test (e.g. movement test – for increased specificity):
Sensitivity = 55.8% [42.3-69.3]
Specificity = 99.7% 99.1-100]
N.B. The above combined test used by APHA from 1st October 2014 comprised the IDEXX ELISA and the Chembio
STAT-PAK lateral flow tests. Replacement of the STAT-PAK with the DPP VetTB lateral flow test by Chembio led to the
exchange of the STAT-PAK in the APHA camelid combined test with the new DPP VetTB test. APHA validation data
showed the DPP VetTB to have similar test specificities when used in the above combined test with the IDEXX ELISA
(Parallel 92.9% [89.6-96.2]; Serial 99.6% [98.7-100]). Preliminary data also suggested that the sensitivity of the DPP
VetTB is equivalent to that of the STAT-PAK.
Rhodes, S., Holder, T., Clifford, D., Dexter, I., Brewer, J., Smith, N., Waring, L., Crawshaw, T., Gillgan, S., Lyashchenko,
K., Lawrence, J., Clarke, J., de la Rua-Domenech, R., Vordermeier, M., 2012. Evaluation of gamma interferon and
antibody tuberculosis tests in alpacas. Clin Vaccine Immunol 19, 1677-1683.
From November 2015 the enferplex ELISA was incorporated into APHA’s options for statutory camelid test purposes (the
enferplex may not be used for private testing). The 2-spot enferplex may be use as one of the two tests required for the
Parallel Test, while the 4-spot enferplex may be used as a stand-alone test in place of the high specificity Serial Test: the
sensitivity and specificity values of the two test options above (for increased sensitivity or increased specificity) are not
altered by this flexible use of test options.

Quarterly Camelid Serology Report
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Table 1a
Country
No.
Samples
Tested
England
467
Wales
33
Total for Q3
500
Number of Samples tested and Submission Reason  2018 Q3 (July - September)
Table 1b
Submission
Reason
No.
Samples
Tested
Parallel
PAR-SUS
9
PAR-TB
15
Parallel
Sum:
24
Serial
SER-COL
20
SER-CONT
403
SER-EPI
49
Serial
Sum:
472
Commercial/Private Testing SER-RHT
4
Commercial/Private Testin
Sum:
4
Total for Q3
Sum:
500

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Table 2a
Country
No.
Samples
Tested
England
1143
Wales
154
Non GB
19
Total for Q3
1316
Number of Samples tested and Submission Reason 2018 up to end of Q3 (January - September)
Table 2b
APHA/DEFRA
Submission
Reason
No.
Samples
Tested
Parallel
PAR-SUS
27
PAR-TB
106
PAR-TRC
3
Parallel
Sum:
136
Serial
SER-COL
117
SER-CONT
954
SER-EPI
67
Serial
Sum:
1138
Commercial/Private Testing
SER-DIAG
1
SER-MVT
37
SER-RHT
4
Commercial/Private Testing
Sum:
42
Total for 2018 up to end
of Q3
1316

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Table 3a
Submissions Received and Test Positivity in 2018 Q3
Country
Submission
Reason
No.
Submissions
No. Samples
Tested
No.
Positive
Samples
% Positive
Samples
England
Parallel
PAR-SUS
1
9
0
0
PAR-TB
3
15
4
26.7%
Parallel
4
24
4
16.7%
Serial
SER-COL
1
1
0
0
SER-CONT
42
389
5
1.3%
SER-EPI
5
49
0
0
Serial
48
439
5
1.1%
Commercial/Private Testing
SER-RHT
1
4
0
0
Commercial/Private Testing
1
4
0
0
England Total
53
467
9
1.9%
Wales
Serial
SER-COL
3
19
0
0
SER-CONT
2
14
0
0
Serial
5
33
0
0
Wales Total
5
33
0
0
Totals for Q3
58
500
9
1.8 %
Test Positivity in 2018 Q3 (July - September)

Quarterly Camelid Serology Report
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Table 3b
Submissions Received and Test Positivity in 2018 up to the end of Q3
Country
Submission
Reason
No.
Submissions
No. Samples
Tested
No.
Positive
Samples
% Positive
Samples
England
Parallel
PAR-SUS
4
27
1
3.7%
PAR-TB
8
106
17
16.0%
PAR-TRC
1
3
3
100.0%
Parallel
13
136
21
15.4%
Serial
SER-COL
8
76
1
1.3%
SER-CONT
105
841
8
1.0%
SER-EPI
6
67
0
0
Serial
119
984
9
0.9%
Commercial/Private Testing
SER-DIAG
1
1
0
0
SER-MVT
5
18
0
0
SER-RHT
1
4
0
0
Commercial/Private Testing
7
23
0
0
England Total
139
1,143
30
2.6%
Wales
Serial
SER-COL
6
41
0
0
SER-CONT
8
113
1
0.9%
Serial
14
154
1
0.6%
Wales Total
14
154
1
0.6%
Non GB
Commercial/Private Testing
SER-MVT
1
19
0
0
Commercial/Private Testing
1
19
0
0
Non GB Total
1
19
0
0
Totals up to
end Q3
154
1,316
31
2.4 %
Test Positivity in 2018 up to end of Q3 (January - September)

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Submissions Received in 2018 up to end of Q3
Analysis
Analysis Description
Q1
No.
samples
tested
Q2
No.
samples
tested
Q3
No.
samples
tested
Totals up to end Q3
TC0503
Camelid TB Enferplex - 2
Spot
34
24
58
TC0603
Camelid TB Enferplex - 4
Spot
232
113
322
667
TC0615
Camelid TB DPP VetTB
antibody test
296
164
178
638
TC0867
Camelid TB Antibody
ELISA
282
164
158
604
Table 4: Number of samples Tested by Test Code