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The mercaptoethanol tube agglutination test (MT A) was used in diagnosis of bovine Brucellosis. The results of the test on 172 samplet were compared to those detected by standard tub.e agglutination(T A) test and complement fixation (CF) test.
When taking the titers of MT A test higher than 1: 10 and CF test titer higher than 1 :5 as positive response, the relative sensiti-vity and specificity of MTA test were above 99%. When the positive titer was taken at 1 :40, 1 :20 or 1: 10 in TA test, the relative sensitivity or specificity to CF test was low. The result shows that TA test alone could not be used in diagnosis. However the disagree-able smell of mercaptoethanol limited the routine application of MTA test.
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