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Table 1 Data and status of seropositive animals to TBE in ELISA with serum concentration ≥ 63 VIEU/ml

From: Presence of antibodies against tick-borne encephalitis virus in sheep in Tunisia, North Africa

Locality (district)

Flocks’ N°

Breed

Age (years)

Sex

ELISA (VIEU/ml)

Status to TBE-ELISA

Status to TBE-SNT

Status to WN-ELISA

Takelsa (Nabeul)

1

B

7

Female

90

Borderline

Negative

Negative

1

B

10

Female

82.5

Borderline

Negative

Negative

1

CB

5

Female

102.5

Borderline

Negative

Negative

1

B

5

Female

80

Borderline

Negative

Negative

2

CB

5

Female

115

Borderline

Negative

Negative

2

CB

2

Female

105

Borderline

Negative

Negative

4

CB

5

Female

95

Borderline

Negative

Negative

4

CB

5

Male

105

Borderline

Negative

Negative

Aïn Draham (Jendouba)

4

CB

3

Female

105

Borderline

Negative

Positive

Amdoun (Béja)

2

CB

5

Female

77.5

Borderline

Negative

Negative

2

CB

4

Female

65

Borderline

Negative

Negative

3

CB

3

Female

63

Borderline

Negative

Negative

El Jouf (Zaghouan)

1

CB

5

Female

67.5

Borderline

Negative

Negative

2

CB

10

Female

175

Positive

Negative

Negative

2

B

4

Female

75

Borderline

Negative

Negative

Cap Negro (Béja)

3

CB

3.5

Female

77.5

Borderline

Negative

Negative

5

QFO

5

Female

102.5

Borderline

Negative

Negative

5

QFO

6

Female

80

Borderline

Positive

Negative

  1. B Barbarine breed, QFO Queue Fine de l’Ouest breed, CB Crossbreeds, VIEU Vienna Unit, WN West Nile, TBE Tick-borne encephalitis, SNT Seroneutralisation test