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Table 1 Data and results of scrapie positive Damascus goats from Cyprus

From: Genetic, histochemical and biochemical studies on goat TSE cases from Cyprus

Goat ZYP

Flock (age)

Brain stem

CM GC

Ln. retroph.

Tonsil

3rd eye lid

Spleen

Rectum

Placenta

IHC  (rapid test)

Follicles

ENS

I142N146R151R154R211Q222

3

B (4)

+++ 

(1.892)

+

NA

+++

9/9

+++

13/19

++

83/202

+++

1/1

neg.

neg.

8

C (4)

+++

(1.675)

NA

+++

4/4

neg.

0/5

+++

7/12

+

6/140

neg.

0/3

+

Pl.my.

NA

9

D (4)

++ 

(1.579)

++

+++

625/830

+++

96/120

+++

35/64

+++

110/162

+++

19/24

neg.

neg.

10

E (3)

+++ 

(1.985)

NA

+++

232/646

++

124/213

+++

5/18

+

93/428

+++

37/48

+

Pl.my.

neg.

11

F (4)

+++ 

(1.856)

+

+

93/284

+++

124/255

neg.

0/18

+

10/374

neg.

0/19

+

Pl.my.

neg.

12

G (3)

+++ 

(2.193)

++

++

190/502

0

+

9/46

+

126/396

++

71/152

neg.

neg.

13

G (4)

+++ 

(1.992)

+++

+

87/365

+++

111/145

+++

4/4

+++

56/99

+++

131/174

++ 

Pl.my/+sub.

NA

14

F (4)

+++ 

(1.871)

+++

+++

77/139

++

174/307

+++

5/5

+++

167/246

+++

28/46

++ 

Pl.my/+sub.

neg.

16

H (4)

+++ 

(2.204)

+++

+

147/363

+

20/78

+

1/10

+

64/270

++

19/47

+

Pl.my/+sub.

NA

17

H (4)

+++ 

(2.107)

++

++

119/300

+++

72/132

+++

15/17

+

65/160

+++

29/43

+

Pl.my.

NA

19

H (4)

++ 

(1.831)

+

++

50/131

+

15/82

+

1/9

+++

148/234

+++

2/2

++

Pl.my.

NA

20

I (3)

+++ 

(1.961)

+

++

18/57

+++

268/335

+

2/7

++

123/373

+++

26/43

++

Pl.my/+sub.

neg.

21

J (5)

++ 

(1.511)

+++

+

190/615

NA

+

4/41

++ 

175/314

+

20/37

+++ 

Pl.my/+sub.

+

22

J (5)

++ 

(1.151)

NA

NA

+++

65/96

neg.

0/2

+

42/269

+

1/41

+

Pl.my.

NA

25

K (3)

++ 

(1.227)

++

+

278/654

+++

376/585

+++

3/4

++

173/339

++

4/14

++ 

Pl.my/+sub.

NA

26

L (4)

++ 

(1.731)

+

+++

196/302

0

neg.

0/26

+

133/571

+

55/146

+++

Pl.sub.

+

27

M (3)

++ 

(1.141)

+

+++

229/344

+++

41/65

+++

17/23

+++

82/152

++

10/28

+++

Pl.my/+sub.

+

29

M (4)

++ 

(1.921)

++

+++

180/313

+

290/459

+++

67/85

+++

125/128

+++

21/37

++ 

Pl.my/+sub.

neg.

30

M (6)

+++ 

(1.246)

++

++

90/286

+++

72/139

neg.

0/2

+

81/224

+++

17/22

+

Pl.my/+sub.

neg.

31

N (4)

++ 

(1.255)

++

+++

264/398

+++

131/144

+++

26/55

++

169/366

+++

66/92

+++ 

Pl.my/+sub.

neg.

33

O (2)

++ 

(1.784)

++

+++

136/262

+++

141/164

++

3/10

++

257/503

+++

30/39

++ 

Pl.my/+sub.

NA

34

P (2)

++ 

(1.376)

+++

+++

626/878

+++

191/256

+++

8/9

+++

228/292

+++

6/7

+

Pl.my.

NA

35

P (4)

+++ 

(1.452)

NA

+++

319/625

+++

73/147

0

+

4/208

+

9/101

+

Pl.my.

neg.

41

O (4)

++ 

(1.674)

NA

++

97/268

+++

72/102

neg.

0/14

+

60/167

0

+

Pl.my.

NA

24

K (2)

neg.

(0.012)

+

+

391/1154

NA

neg.

0/42

+

11/446

+

8/80

neg.

NA

37

Q (3)

neg.

(0.010)

+

neg.

0/168

neg.

0/73

neg.

0/8

neg.

0/149

neg

0/14

neg.

NA

R/H154

40

R (4)

++ 

(1.069)

+

+

21/220

neg.

0/6

neg.

0/6

neg.

0/134

neg.

0/35

+++ 

Pl.my.

neg.

  1. D: aspartic acid; I: isoleucine; H: histidine; M: methionine; N: asparagine; Q: glutamine; R: arginine; S: serine; A–T: goat herds; age: is given in years; Cut-off BioRad rapid test: 0.213; IHC: immunohistochemistry; +, ++, +++: mild, moderate, severe PrPSc accumulation (the first number indicates the number of positive follicles, the second number the total number of follicles examined); CMGC: celiac and mesenteric ganglion complex; Ln. retroph.: retropharyngeal lymph node; 0: no lymphatic follicles; ENS: enteric nervous system; Pl. my.+sub.: myenteric/submucosal plexus; neg.: PrPSc negative; NA: tissue sample not available.