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Table 2 Data and results of all scrapie negative 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

6

A (7)

neg. (0.014)

neg.

neg. 0/120

neg. 0/45

neg. 0/13

neg. 0/231

NA

NA

NA

18

H (4)

neg. (0.016)

neg.

neg. 0/97

neg. 0/111

neg. 0/21

neg. 0/3741

neg. 0/9

neg.

NA

23

K (6)

neg. (0.011)

neg.

neg. 0/110

neg. 0/64

neg. 0/3

neg. 0/201

neg. 0/116

neg.

NA

32

O (4)

neg. (0.018)

neg.

neg. 0/401

0

neg. 0/9

neg. 0/173

neg. 0/47

neg.

NA

38

Q (3)

neg. (0.010)

neg.

neg. 0/217

neg. 0/186

0

neg. 0/276

neg. 0/49

neg.

NA

42

S (2)

neg. (0.007)

neg.

neg. 0/388

neg. 0/149

neg. 0/1

neg. 0/345

neg. 0/5

neg.

neg.

43

S (3)

neg. (0.008)

neg.

neg. 0/98

neg. 0/2

neg. 0/39

neg. 0/313

neg. 0/35

neg.

neg.

44

S (4)

neg. (0.008)

neg.

neg. 0/329

neg. 0/73

neg. 0/26

neg. 0/306

neg. 0/46

neg.

NA

45

T (5)

neg. (0.010)

neg.

neg. 0/359

neg. 0/132

neg. 0/4

neg. 0/223

neg. 0/16

neg.

NA

46

T (4)

neg. (0.010)

neg.

neg. 0/548

neg. 0/195

neg. 0/51

neg. 0/294

neg. 0/14

neg.

NA

N/S146

2

A (7)

neg. (0.017)

neg.

neg. 0/219

neg. 0/86

neg. 0/1

neg. 0/267

neg. 0/1

neg.

NA

S146

4

A (7)

neg. (0.049)

neg.

neg. 0/230

neg. 0/158

0

neg. 0/106

neg. 0/2

neg.

NA

N/D146

28

M (2)

neg. (0.010)

neg.

neg. 0/223

neg. 0/204

neg. 0/18

neg. 0/207

neg. 0/31

neg.

NA

M142

36

Q (3)

neg. (0.010)

neg.

neg. 0/131

neg. 0/49

neg. 0/3

neg. 0/270

neg. 0/2

neg.

NA

N/D146R/H151

39

Q (4)

neg. (0.007)

neg.

neg. 0/899

neg. 0/2

neg. 0/21

neg. 0/168

neg. 0/3

neg.

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; neg.: PrPSc negative; NA tissue sample not available.