Table 1 Results of the Simbu serogroup ELISA obtained from cattle sera
From: Neutralizing antibodies against Simbu serogroup viruses in cattle and sheep, Nigeria, 2012–2014
Vegetation zone | Source | Sex | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sudan savannah | Guinea savannah | Rainforest | ||||||||||||
Sokoto | Borno | Benue | Ebonyi | Ogun | Osun | Oyo | Lagos | Live animal markets | Farms | Abattoirs | Female | Male | ||
No. sampled | 89 | 84 | 83 | 67 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 73 | 326 | 47 | 117 | 294 | 196 | 490 |
Positive (%) | 79 (88.8) | 82 (97.6) | 80 (96.4) | 42 (62.7) | 30 (100.0) | 34 (100.0) | 30 (100.0) | 70 (95.9) | 286 (87.7) | 47 (100.0) | 114 (97.4) | 264 (89.8) | 183 (93.4) | 447 (91.2) |
Doubtful (%) | – | 2 (2.4) | 2 (2.4) | 13 (19.4) | – | – | – | 3 (4.1) | 17 (5.2) | – | 3 (2.6) | 14 (4.8) | 6 (3.1) | 20 (4.1) |
Negative (%) | 10 (11.2) | – | 1 (1.2) | 12 (17.9) | – | – | – | – | 23 (7.1) | – | – | 16 (5.4) | 7 (3.6) | 23 (4.7) |