Table 1 Frequency of antibodies against BTV in wild ruminants.
From: Role of wild ruminants in the epidemiology of bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 4 and 8 in Spain
Category | Value | No. Samples* | No. Positive (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Species | |||
Red deer | 900 | 381 (42.3) | |
Fallow deer | 188 | 61 (32.4) | |
Mouflon | 101 | 28 (27.7) | |
Roe deer | 150 | 3 (2.0) | |
Age | |||
Juveniles | 98 | 21 (21.4) | |
Sub-adults | 261 | 74 (28.4) | |
Adults | 653 | 289 (44.3) | |
Region | |||
Western | 553 | 190 (34.4) | |
Central | 430 | 196 (45.6) | |
Eastern | 356 | 87 (24.4) | |
Sex | |||
Female | 419 | 167 (39.9) | |
Male | 538 | 232 (43.1) | |
Hunting season | |||
2006/2007 | 51 | 24 (47.1) | |
2007/2008 | 54 | 23 (42.6) | |
2008/2009 | 174 | 41 (23.6) | |
2009/2010 | 744 | 255 (34.3) | |
2010/2011 | 316 | 130 (41.1) |