Table 2 Comparison of the rapid immunochromatographic test with the competitive ELISA for detecting antibodies to Theileria equi in horses and donkeys presented per country (Greece, Israel, and Italy)
Rapid immunochromatographic test result for Theileria equi | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greece | Israel | Italy | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | Total | Positive | Negative | Total | Positive | Negative | Total | ||
cELISA test result: no. (%) | Positive | 39 (30.2) | 8 (6.2) | 47 (36.4) | 8 (38.1) | 0 (0) | 8 (38.1) | 82 (78.1) | 2 (1.9) | 84 (80) |
Negative | 0 (0) | 82 (63.6) | 82 (63.6) | 5 (23.8) | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 3 (2.9) | 18 (17.1) | 21 (20) | |
Total | 39 (30.2) | 90 (69.8) | 129 (100) | 13 (61.9) | 8 (38.1) | 21 (100) | 85 (81.0) | 20 (19.0) | 105 (100) | |
% agreement | 93.79% | 76.19% | 95.24% | |||||||
Kappa | 0.861 | 0.549 | 0.848 | |||||||
Sig (Chi-square) | < 0.002 | 0.007 | < 0.001 | |||||||