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In the absence of any licensed vaccines or antiviral drugs for aMPV\/C, accurate diagnosis and timely eradication of the infected ducks remain the primary control measures, underscoring the urgent need for reliable and effective detection methods.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study, the purified whole novel aMPV\/C was used to develop an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA) for the detection of aMPV\/C antibodies in ducks.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The cut-off value of the iELISA was determined to be 0.258. No cross-reactivity was observed with duck sera positive for antibodies against H5 AIV, NDV, DTMUV, BTV, DHAV-3, DPV, EDSV, MDPV, or GPV, demonstrating good specificity. Both intra-assay and inter-assay coefficients of variation were less than 10%, and the detection sensitivity of the iELISA reached a serum dilution of 1:102400. A total of 216 clinical serum samples from three duck breeds were tested\n                      <jats:italic>via<\/jats:italic>\n                      the established iELISA, of which 129 (59.7%) were positive. The concordance rate between the iELISA and an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) was 100% (53\/53).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, this cost-effective iELISA provides a reliable tool for the detection of aMPV\/C antibodies in clinical diagnostics and epidemiological surveillance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fmicb.2026.1973341","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,25]],"date-time":"2026-09-25T05:32:30Z","timestamp":1790314350000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A comprehensive high-throughput detection strategy: an indirect ELISA for serodetection of the novel aMPV\/C in 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