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Table 3 Comparison of antibody seroprevalence based on an EEHV1A glycoprotein B protein antigen specific ELISA of elephants sampled throughout Thailand between 2010 and 2015 (nā€‰=ā€‰994) using serum dilutions of 1:100 and 1:200

From: Evidence of high EEHV antibody seroprevalence and spatial variation among captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Thailand

Dilution 1:100

Dilution 1:200

Ā 

Positive1

Inconclusive2

Undetectable3

Totals (1:100)

Positivea

263 (*)

37 (*)

0

300

(87.7%)

(12.3%)

(0%)

Inconclusiveb

102 (*)

140

45

287

(35.5%)

(48.8%)

(15.7%)

Undetectablec

18 (*)

104

285

407

(4.4%)

(25.6%)

(70%)

Totals (1:200)

383

281

330

994

  1. aOptical density (OD) ratio (OD sample/OD background) >ā€‰3
  2. bOD ratio between 2 and 3
  3. cOD ratioā€‰<ā€‰2
  4. *At least one sample dilution was positive