FMD NSP (3ABC) Antibody ELISA
The FMD NSP (3ABC) antibody ELISA looks for antibodies to non-structural proteins of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cows and buffaloes. These antibodies point to past or current infection rather than vaccination.
- Sample
- Serum
- Quantity
- As advised
- Report
- Confirmed when you book
- Collection
- Free in Bhopal
What this test checks
- Antibodies to the 3ABC non-structural protein (NSP) of foot-and-mouth disease virus
- Signs of past or current FMD infection, even in vaccinated cows and buffaloes
- A positive, negative or doubtful result, read against the range on the lab report
Benefits of this test
- Can help tell infected animals from animals that were only vaccinated.
- Useful for herd surveillance and for checking animals before purchase or movement.
- Can help find animals that were infected in the past and show no signs now.
- Supports your vet and the animal husbandry department in FMD investigations.
When your vet may advise it
- Before buying cows or buffaloes, or moving them to a new herd or area.
- After FMD cases in the area, when your vet wants to check the herd.
- Herd surveillance advised by your vet or the animal husbandry department.
- When your vet wants to know whether vaccinated animals have also been infected.
About this test
Foot-and-mouth disease, or FMD, is a highly contagious virus disease of cows and buffaloes. In Hindi it is often called khurpaka-munhpaka. Animals may get a high fever, blisters on the tongue, gums, feet and teats, drooling, lameness and a sudden drop in milk, and young calves can become very ill. The virus spreads very easily between animals and on people, clothes and vehicles. FMD is a notifiable disease, so owners should tell their veterinarian or the animal husbandry department about any suspected case.
The FMD virus is made of structural proteins, which form its outer shell, and non-structural proteins, or NSPs, which the virus makes only while it is multiplying inside an animal. Purified FMD vaccines contain mainly structural proteins, so vaccinated animals usually do not make antibodies to NSPs. This ELISA looks for antibodies to the 3ABC non-structural protein. Finding them suggests that the animal has been infected at some time, now or in the past, even if it has also been vaccinated. This is why the test is commonly used for herd surveillance and for checking animals before purchase or movement.
The test does not show which FMD type infected the animal, and it is not the first test for an animal with fresh blisters; for those, your vet may send blister fluid or tissue for tests that find the virus itself. Antibodies take time to appear, so very early infections can test negative. Now and then, an animal vaccinated many times can show these antibodies. A registered veterinarian reads the result with the herd's signs, vaccination history and other tests, and works with the animal husbandry department where needed.
How to prepare
No fasting is needed; blood is taken into a plain tube for serum, and tell the vet about the herd's FMD vaccination history and any recent blisters or lameness. The lab confirms the method, sample needs and reporting time when you book.
Reading the result
A registered veterinarian reads the result with the herd's signs, vaccination history and other tests. A positive result suggests past or current FMD infection, not just vaccination, though animals vaccinated many times can now and then react. A negative result does not rule out very early infection. Suspected FMD should be reported to your vet or the animal husbandry department.
Questions about FMD NSP (3ABC) Antibody ELISA
What does the FMD 3ABC NSP ELISA show?
Can this test tell vaccinated animals from infected ones?
What should I do if I suspect FMD in my cows or buffaloes?
Can I get FMD antibody testing in Bhopal?
Before you book this test
Why this notice: so you know, before you book, how a test is done, what its limits are and who is responsible.
- Where it is tested. Some tests are done wholly or partly by an independent partner laboratory. The lab tells you before booking if this test is sent out, and the report names the laboratory that did it.
- What a result can and cannot tell you. No test is right every time. A normal result does not rule out every disease, and an abnormal result does not prove one. A registered veterinarian should read the report with the animal’s signs and history before any treatment is started, changed or stopped.
- The sample. A sample that is clotted, too small, wrongly labelled, leaking or too old may be rejected or reported with a note, and the lab may ask for a fresh one.
- Reporting time. Confirmed when you book. Times are estimates, not guarantees, and the lab confirms the time when you book.
- Emergencies. A booking or a pending report must not delay urgent care. If an animal has collapsed, struggles to breathe, has fits or bleeds heavily, call a veterinarian at once.
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