Evidence of shared bovine viral diarrhea infections between red deer and extensively raised cattle in south-central Spain

Table 2 Diagnostic test results for BVDV detection in cattle

Variable	Category	No. samples tested by ELISA	No. ELISA-positive (%)	No. samples tested by RT-PCR^a	No. RT-PCR-positive (%)
Production type	Bullfighting	10	0 (0)	10	2 (20)
Production type	Beef cattle	170	82 (48.24)	17	4 (23.53)
Region	MT	140	77 (55.00)	10^b; 13^c	2^b (20); 3^c (23.08)
Region	SM	40	5 (12.50)	4^b	1^b (25)
Hunting season	2008–09	80	26 (32.5)	8^c	2^c (25)
Hunting season	2009–10	100	56 (56)	10^b; 9^c	2^b (20); 2^c (22.22)

^aSamples from the same cattle farm were pooled to perform RT-PCR because sample volume was insufficient to allow individual animal testing
^b:Bullfighting
^c:Beef cattle

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