BioChek’s Newcastle Disease Virus antibody detection ELISA is now officially included in the OIE register. The OIE register of recognised assays provides greater transparency and clarity of the validation process, and a means for recognising those manufacturers that produce validated and certified tests in kit format.

The NDV ELISA kit is validated as fit for purpose* to detect Newcastle disease virus specific IgG antibodies in chicken sera and for the following applications:

• To demonstrate historical freedom from infection in a defined population (country/zone/compartment/flock)
• To determine immune status in individual animals or populations (post-vaccination)
• To monitor infection or disease in unvaccinated populations
• To estimate prevalence of infection to facilitate risk analysis in non-vaccinated populations (surveys/flock health schemes/disease control)

* 'Fit for purpose' means that the kit has to be validated to such a level to show that the kit's results can be interpreted to have a defined meaning in terms of diagnosis or another biological property being examined.