An Indirect Hemagglutination Test for the Diagnosis of Eperythrozoon suis Infection in Swine

Abstract

An indirect hemagglutination test was developed to detect naturally occurring eperythrozoonosis in swine and to follow experimentally induced infections serologically. The antigen used was prepared from the plasma of acutely infected, splenectomized pigs. The test was specific and reliable in detecting swine latently infected with the disease.