Volume 14, Number 6—June 2008
Dispatch
Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Bluetongue Virus in Wild Ruminants, Spain
Francisco Ruiz-Fons*†
, Álvaro R. Reyes-García*, Vicente Alcaide‡, and Christian Gortázar*
, Álvaro R. Reyes-García*, Vicente Alcaide‡, and Christian Gortázar*
Table
Seroprevalence of bluetongue virus in wild ruminant species, Spain, 2005–2007*
| Area | Red deer |
Fallow deer |
Roe deer |
Mouflon |
Aoudad |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/N | % (SE) | n/N | % (SE) | n/N | % (SE) | n/N | % (SE) | n/N | % (SE) | |||||
| ALC | 116/187 | 62 (0.04) | 25/64 | 39.1 (0.06) | 1/35 | 2.9 (0.03) | ND | ND | ND | ND | ||||
| SM | 111/580 | 19.1 (0.02) | 9/17 | 52 (0.12) | ND | ND | 0/1 | 0 | ND | ND | ||||
| GU | 36/186 | 19.4 (0.03) | 0/1 | 0 | 1/4 | 25 (0.22) | 1/22 | 4.5 (0.04) | 1/4 | 25 (0.22) | ||||
| MT | 34/435 | 7.8 (0.01) | 0/14 | 0 | ND | ND | 8/42 | 19.1 (0.06) | ND | ND | ||||
| TO | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | ||||
| SC |
12/21 |
57.1 (0.11) |
ND |
ND |
ND |
ND |
0/3 |
0 |
ND |
ND |
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| Total | 309/1,409 | 21.9 (0.01) | 34/96 | 35.4 (0.05) | 2/39 | 5.1 (0.04) | 9/68 | 13.2 (0.04) | 1/4 | 25 (0.22) | ||||
*n/N, no. positive/no. tested; SE, standard error; ALC, Alcornocales; ND, not determined; SM, Sierra Morena; GU, Guadiana Valley; MT, Montes de Toledo; TO, Toledo Province; SC, Sistema Central.
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