Molecular and serological detection of bovine babesiosis in Indonesia

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Agreement between serological methods

Diagnostic methods	Kappa value	95% CI^a	Agreement^b
bovICT and bovELISA	0.744	0.688–0.800	Good
dual-ICT and bovELISA	0.743	0.687–0.798	Good
bovICT and dual-ICT	0.927	0.896–0.957	Very good
bigICT and bigELISA	0.841	0.793–0.889	Very good
dual-ICT and bigELISA	0.748	0.689–0.808	Good
bigICT and dual-ICT	0.888	0.847–0.929	Very good

^a95% confidence interval
^bAgreement was analyzed using kappa statistics and stated as poor (< 0.20), fair (0.21–0.40), moderate (0.41–0.60), good (0.61–0.80), or very good (0.81–1.00) [31]

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