Toward closing a heartwater monitoring gap with a new pan-species ELISA suitable for domestic ruminants, wildlife, and camels.
Valérie Rodrigues, Laetitia Viry, Alexis Monteil, Mélanie Dhune, Maëlle Bayet, Philippe Pourquier, Valentin Ollivier, Fabien Donnet, Darshana Morar-Leather, Zinathi Dlamkile, Luís Neves, Damien F. Meyer
The paper develops a pan-species ELISA for detecting heartwater antibodies in various mammals, showing high sensitivity and specificity across livestock, camels, and wildlife.
bioRxiv · Oct 30, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology