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Table 1 Seroprevalence of BTV infection in dairy cattle in the Republic of Korea (2012–2013)

From: Serological evidence of bluetongue virus infection and serotype distribution in dairy cattle in South Korea

   

Dairy cattle (herds)

 

Dairy cattle (individuals)

Serotype

Province

Latitude (N)

Longitude (E)

Positivea

Tested

APb

Positive

Tested

AP

TP ± 95% CI

SNTd

RNA (number)e

Incheon

36°55'-37°58'

124°36'-126°47'

0

3

0

0

9

0

0 - 29.9

-

-

Ulsan

35°19'-35°43'

128°58'-129°27'

0

4

0

0

12

0

0 - 24.3

-

-

Gyeonggi

36°53'-38°17'

126°22'-127°51'

7

37

18.9

18

109

16.5

10.7 - 24.6

1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 15

2 (2), 15 (1)

Gangwon

38°09'-39°25'

126°46'-128°22'

0

14

0

0

31

0

0 - 11.0

-

-

Chungbuk

37°15'-36°00'

127°16'-128°38'

2

14

14.3

3

33

9.1

3.1 - 23.6

1, 4

1 (1), 3 (1)

Chungnam

35°58'-37°03'

125°32'-127°38'

8

32

25.0

19

111

17.1

11.2 - 25.2

1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 15

2 (1), 3 (2), 15 (1)

Jeonbuk

35°18'-36°09'

125°58'-127°54'

6

13

46.2

14

37

37.8

24.1 - 53.9

1, 3, 4

NDf

Jeonnam

33°54'-35°30'

125°04'-127°54'

7

17

41.2

17

41

41.5

27.8 - 56.6

3, 16

16 (1)

Gyeongbuk

35°34'-37°33'

127°48'-131°52'

2

16

12.5

4

34

11.8

4.7 - 26.6

2, 15

2 (1)

Gyeongnam

34°39'-35°54'

127°35'-129°28'

3

16

18.8

5

36

13.9

6.9 - 28.7

4

NDf

Jeju

33°06'-34°00'

126°08'-126°58'

2

5

40.0

5

13

38.5

17.7 - 64.5

1, 3

1 (1), 3 (1)

Total

33°06'-39°25'

124°36'-131°52'

37

171

21.6

85

466

18.2

15.0 - 22.0

  
  1. aNumber of seropositive herds or animals (individuals); bAP, apparent (estimated) prevalence; cTP ± 95% CI, 95% confidence interval for the true proportion; dSerotypes identified by serum neutralization tests; eBTV serotype identified by RT-PCR for blood sample; fND, not detected