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The most effective tools for detecting subclinical forms of pleuropneumonia in pigs are serology profiles. Serological tests provide the possibility for herd management and enable the eradication of the pathogenic App strains by eliminating sero-positive animals. The most commonly used serological methods include ELISA assays, which use a capsular antigen (polysaccharide-LPS) or tests based on the detection of anti-toxin antibodies Apx I, ApxII, ApxIII and ApxIV. Among serotype-specific ELISA assays which detect antibodies against the capsular LPS antigen (allowing the identification of antibodies against particular serogroups of App) ELISA kits for the detection of antibodies against serotypes 1 through12 are also available on the market.