NOTICE: Cervids Dual Path Platform Test for Bovine TB Raised to 500 for Reindeer

 

On April 25, 2016, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services will raise the optical density (OD) cut-off value for a positive test. The Dual Path Platform serological test for bovine tuberculosis in reindeer will be raised from the current level of 200 to 500 for a positive test result. The current OD cut-off values for all other species will remain unchanged (i.e., fallow deer at 200; elk, red deer, and whit-tailed deer at 500). There are no other changes for sample collection, submission, or testing procedures. This change in cut-off value for reindeer is in response to a 2015 United States Animal Health Association resolution that asked APHIS to reevaluate the cut-off values to reduce the number of false positive test results.

 

 

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