Rapid test to determine the necessity of revaccination

摘要

Rapid, point of care semi-quantitative tests for viral or bacterial antibody titer, and methods and kits for carrying out the same. The test article comprises a first elongated solid support with a sample application region and a detection region. The detection region comprises immobilized antigen that specifically binds a minimum immunoprotective level of antibody to at least one pathogen of interest. Depending upon the test results, the assay can rapidly indicate whether the animal has the presumptive minimally-protective level of antibody to the target pathogen, or needs to be re-vaccinated.