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Table 2 Additional samples collected in flocks 3, 13 and 33 (analysed by ELISA or PCR)

From: Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in clinically healthy German sheep flocks

   

# positive samples vs. # of samples taken

flock

#

date

flock size

(ewes)

abortion

rate

(%)

serum

vaginal swab

rectal swab

afterbirth

foetus/foetal swab

3 (01/2010)

1800

< 1

1/34

0/11

0/11

0/5

0/8

13

       

(07/2005)

 

-

-

1/51

-

-

-

(12/2005)

 

-

-

-

-

-

1/14

(01/2008)

2500

-

-

-

-

0/18

-

(04/2008)

 

2

-

-

-

2/34*

-

(05/2009)

 

-

1/6

-

-

8/19*

0/1

(06/2009)

 

-

-

-

-

18/24*

-

(07/2010)

 

-

-

-

-

0/58

-

(03/2011)

 

-

-

0/107

-

-

-

33

       

(02/2010)

115

< 1

42/89

5/26

-

-

-

(07/2010)

 

-

-

-

-

0/11

-

  1. - no samples; *1/34 C. burnetii isolate; *1/19 C. burnetii isolate; *4/24 C. burnetii isolates
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BMC Research Notes

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