Table 4 Numbers of single and mixed species infections detected by RLB and PCR (no. of positive samples/no. of collected)
Region (no. of sheep/goat samples) | Sheep (n = 1727)b,a | Goats (n = 252)b,a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single infection | Mixed infection | Single infection | Mixed infection | |||||
Detected by RLB | Detected by PCR | Detected by RLB | Detected by PCR | Detected by RLB | Detected by PCR | Detected by RLB | Detected by PCR | |
Aegean (863/160) | 311/863 | 226/863 | 353/863 | 511/863 | 61/160 | 95/160 | 0/160 | 24/160 |
Mediterranean (350/32) | 129/350 | 99/350 | 125/350 | 171/350 | 21/32 | 22/32 | 1/32 | 6/32 |
Central Anatolia (332/12) | 130/332 | 95/332 | 141/332 | 217/332 | 0/12 | 0/12 | 0/12 | 0/12 |
Eastern Anatolia (32/0) | 11/32 | 3/32 | 16/32 | 28/32 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Southeastern Anatolia (150/48) | 75/150 | 57/150 | 58/150 | 72/150 | 36/48 | 34/48 | 7/48 | 2/48 |
Total | 656/1727 | 480/1727 | 693/1727 | 1001/1727 | 118/252 | 151/252 | 8/252 | 32/252 |
Percentage | 33.1 | 24.3 | 35 | 50.6 | 6 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 1.6 |