Besnoitia besnoiti among cattle in insular and northwestern Italy: endemic infection or isolated outbreaks?

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 Data on seropositive cattle and corresponding ELISA and Western Blot findings

Farm	Region	Geographic coordinates	Altitude (m)	Cattle n°	Breed	Gender	Age (months)	Production	Origin*	Time in the farm (months)	ELISA (RICP)^§	WB
A	Lombardy	45°8’51”36 N; 09°51’20”16 E	41	1	Limousine	Female	159	beef	I	135	130.8	+
				2	Limousine	Female	157	beef	I	137	98.7	+
				3	Limousine	Female	157	beef	I	137	191.9	+
				4	Limousine	Female	95	beef	BF	95	80.6	+
				5	Limousine	Female	126	beef	BI	118	55.5	+
B	Lombardy	45° 6’22.93”N; 9°17’1.10”E	62	6	crossbreed	Female	20	beef	BF	20	73.2	+
B	Lombardy	45° 6’22.93”N; 9°17’1.10”E	62	7	Limousine	Female	17	beef	BI	16	68.5	+
C	Lombardy	45°14’55.77”N; 9°37’22.10”E	64	8	Holstein Friesian	Female	38	dairy	BF	38	50.2	+
D	Lombardy	45°11’15.10”N; 9°44’8.93”E	59	9	Holstein Friesian	Female	98	dairy	BF	98	60.4	+
E	Lombardy	45°6’51.96”N; 8°51’54.82”E	89	10	Crossbreed	Female	14	beef	BF	14	202.8	+

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