Research Article

Evaluation of Serodiagnostic Assays for Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Elk, White-Tailed Deer, and Reindeer in the United States

Table 4

Comparison of single cervical tuberculin skin test (SCT) and the Stat-Pak, presumably uninfected animals, by species in 2011.

SCT Result*Stat-Pak NegativeStat-Pak PositiveTotal

Elk
 Negative3307337
 Positive527
 Elk, total3359344
White-tailed deer (WTD)
 Negative46813481
 Positive13013
 WTD, total48113494
Reindeer
 Negative29231
 Positive7310
 Reindeer, total36541

Total85227879

*Includes only animals sampled prospectively during 2011.