Melioidosis in animals in north Queensland. 5. Serological methods of diagnosis in sheep

Abstract

A complement fixation (C.F.) test and a haemagglutination (H.A.) test were developed. The C.F. test was done on 188 sera from 10 sheep inoculated with cultures of Ps. pseudomallei, 18 sera from 2 sheep inoculated with cultures of Ps. aeruginosa, 4,058 sera from 2,058 sheep in the endemic area, which included 882 samples from sheep obtained at slaughter at an abattoir, and 385 sera from sheep kept outside the endemic area.