Babi ELISA Kits

Babi ELISA Kits

Swine Influenza Virus (SIV)

Swine influenza is an acute infectious respiratory disease of swine caused by type A influenza viruses. The disease is characterized by a sudden onset, coughing, dyspnea, fever and prostration, followed by rapid recovery.

HerdChek* Swine Influenza Virus (H1N1) Antibody Test Kit

The IDEXX SIV (H1N1) antibody ELISA allows rapid screening for the presence of antibodies to subtype H1N1 swine influenza, which can be an indicator of exposure to the virus. Monitoring the immune status of a herd, maternal antibody decay, vaccine immune response, and field virus interaction with vaccination program with regard to SIV (H1N1) can play an important role in the control of swine influenza virus.

HerdChek* Swine Influenza Virus (H3N2) Antibody Test Kit

The IDEXX SIV (H3N2) antibody ELISA allows rapid screening for the presence of antibodies to subtype H3N2 swine influenza, which can be an indicator of exposure to the virus. Monitoring the immune status of a herd, maternal antibody decay, vaccine immune response, and field virus interaction with vaccination program with regard to SIV (H3N2) can play an important role in the control of swine influenza virus.

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Classical Swine Fever Virus (CSFV)

Classical swine fever virus (CSFV), or hog cholera, causes serious losses in the pig industry because it is highly pathogenic and may cause widespread deaths. Pigs infected with highly virulent CSFV strains may shed high amounts of virus before showing clinical signs of the disease. Animals that survive an acute or subacute infection develop antibodies and will no longer spread the virus. Moderately virulent, less pathogenic strains may lead to chronic infection when pigs excrete the virus continuously or intermittently until death. Congenital infection may result in abortion, mummified fetuses, stillborn and/or weak piglets, or embryonic malformations.

The most frequent outcome of congenital infection with low virulent strains is the birth of persistently infected piglets spreading the virus without the signs of the disease in the absence of immune response. All animals shedding the virus need to be identified and removed from the herd to prevent the spread of infection. Pigs may also be infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) or border disease virus (BDV). Although these infections in pigs are usually mild and self-limiting, it is important to reliably distinguish them from the CSFV infection.

The field experience and EU regulation actually in place are also asking for a DIVA system that permits the differentiation between SCF-negative animals and animals vaccinated with an E2 subunit vaccine (Erns-negative) from CSF-infected animals (Erns-positive).

HerdChek* Classical Swine Fever Virus Antibody Test Kits

The IDEXX HerdChek* CSFV Antibody Test Kit is a blocking ELISA for the detection of CSFV antibodies in swine serum or plasma.

HerdChek* Classical Swine Fever Virus Antigen Test Kits

The IDEXX Herdchek* CSFV Antigen Test Kit is an antigen-capture enzyme immunoassay designed to detect specific Clasical Swine Fever Virus (CSFV) antigen in porcine peripheral blood leukocytes, whole blood, cell culture and tissue samples.

CHEKIT* Classical Swine Fever SERO Antibody Test Kits

CHEKIT CSF SERO Antibody detection is a good tool to reliably distinguish pigs infected by BVDV-BDV virus (mild and self-limiting) from those infected by CSFV Based on the detection of antibody against the glycoprotein E2 (gp55).

CHEKIT* HCV Antigen

CHEKIT HCV Antigen is good tool for eradication purpose together with Antibody test kits Detection of antigen (virus) in the first two weeks after infection is the way to identify and remove animals from the herd to prevent the spread of infection.

CHEKIT* Classical Swine Fever Marker

CHEKIT CSF Marker is officially approved in the EU Member States to differentiate the animals vaccinated with an E2 subunit vaccine (Erns negative) from CSF-infected animals (Erns-positive).

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP)

Swine pleuropneumonia caused by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) is a highly contagious pulmonary disease that may cause important economic losses. Clinical signs of the acute disease are dyspnea, coughing, anorexia, depression, fever and sometimes vomiting. In the absence of treatment, the disease can progress very rapidly and death can occur within a few hours. Chronic infections are characterized by cough and pleuritis in the lungs.

It is important to differentiate infection from disease. Indeed, many herds are infected with App without presenting any clinical evidence of the disease. Carrier pigs harbor App in their nasal cavities and/or tonsils. These animals represent the major source of dissemination of the infection between herds. Mixing animals infected with virulent App strains together with immunologically naive animals, inappropriate management, concurrent infections (e.g., PRRS, pseudorabies) and/or stress conditions may be responsible for the sudden appearance of severe clinical disease.

Fifteen serotypes have been described, which variously express four different proteinaceous cytotoxins (ApxI, ApxII, ApxIII, ApxIV) belonging to the RTX toxin family. There are many lines of evidence that suggest these toxins play a predominant role in the pathogenicity of App with different activities (hemolytic, cytotoxic, etc.). Because of their strong antigenic properties, they have been used in the serodiagnosis of App infections. However, other bacteria express toxins that serologically cross-react with ApxI, ApxII or ApxIII.

In contrast, ApxIV, a fourth RTX determinant, has been found to be common and specific to all serotypes.

CHEKIT* APP-ApxIV Antibody Test Kit

The CHEKIT-APP-ApxIV ELISA Test Kit is an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of antibodies against Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (APP), the causative pathogen for swine pleuropneumonia, in serum and plasma of swine independently of the APP serotype. It is possible to differentiate vaccinated (negative test result) from infected animals (positive test result).

Based on toxin ApxIV
Able to detect all serotypes because of the common and specific toxin ApxIV
No cross-reactivity with other bacteria
Excellent tool to detect the MDA level looking for the correct vaccination scheme
DIVA System for differentiation infected from vaccinated animals
Ready for use reagents
Easy data management when used with xChek Software

Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a swine disease that causes reproductive problems, respiratory disease and mild neurological signs. Because of the general clinical symptoms presented in most cases, diagnosis is often confused with swine influenza, pseudorabies (Aujeszky’s disease), classical swine fever virus, parvovirus, encephalomyocarditis, Chlamydia and Mycoplasma. A major component of the syndrome is reproductive failure, resulting in premature births, late-term abortions, piglets born weak, increased stillbirths, mummified fetuses, decreased farrowing rates and delayed return to estrus. These aspects of the syndrome have been observed to last 1–3 months. Respiratory disease is another significant feature of the syndrome that will most likely affect pigs younger than 3–4 weeks of age. Respiratory signs can occur in most stages of the production cycle.

HerdChek* Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Antibody Test Kit

The PRRS 2XR ELISA can be used to develop herd profiles that provide important decision-making information to better manage PRRS-exposed herds. The IDEXX xChek* software provides the ability to assess the significance of changes in herd profiles over time. You can perform additional statistical and/or graphical analyses and export the data to Microsoft* Excel files.

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M.Hyo)

Enzootic pneumonia, or mycoplasma pneumonia of swine, a chronic disease with a high morbidity and a low mortality, is caused by Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (M. hyo). The clinical signs include a chronic nonproductive cough, retarded growth, slow onset, and spread and repeated occurrence of the disease. The IDEXX M. hyo. antibody ELISA allows rapid screening for the presence of antibodies to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, which can be an indicator of exposure to the agent. Monitoring the immune status of a herd with regard to M. hyo. can play an important role in the control of this disease.

HerdChek* Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Antibody Test Kit

The IDEXX HerdChek* Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Antibody ELISA Test Kit was developed to detect antibodies in serum and plasma, to control the spread of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae. The test can detect recently acquired infections and indicate the need to proceed to more involved investigations with a more specific testing tool.