Cardoso-Toset, Fernando Luque Moreno, Inmaculada Amarilla, Shyrley P. Fernández, Layla Huerta Lorenzo, Belén Carrasco Otero, Librado Ruiz, Pilar Gómez-Laguna, J. 2017-12-22T12:20:27Z 2017-12-22T12:20:27Z 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10396/15786 Free-range pigs can be infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) and may contribute to the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). In the present study, the diagnostic values of bacteriological culture, a duplex real-time quantitative PCR and an antibody ELISA were evaluated in an abattoir study of submandibular lymph nodes and serum samples from 73 pigs with and without lesions consistent with bTB. The duplex qPCR was an accurate method for diagnosis of TB in pigs (specificity 100%; sensitivity 80%). Combining qPCR with histopathology improved sensitivity and had very good concordance (κ = 0.94) with the reference method. Serological results suggest that the antibody ELISA can be used for monitoring herds but not individuals. application/pdf eng Elsevier https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The Veterinary Journal 204, 232-234 (2015) Tuberculosis Pigs Diagnosis Real-time quantitative PCR ELISA Evaluation of rapid methods for diagnosis of tuberculosis in slaughtered free-range pigs info:eu-repo/semantics/preprint http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.01.022 Junta de Andalucía. AGR-2685-2012 Gobierno de España. IDI-20111633 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess