Table 2 Detection of A. phagocytophilum DNA by real-time PCR in cattle from Meschede, Germany. The same 20 animals (including 19 heifers) were sampled over time
Date of sampling (year/month/day) | No. of cows sampled | No. of positive individuals (%) |
|---|---|---|
2011/05/17–22 | 20 | 6 (30.0) |
2011/05/30–2011/06/04 | 20 | 7 (35.0) |
2011/06/14–22 | 20 | 7 (35.0) |
2011/07/09 | 20 | 2 (10.0) |
2011/09/07 | 20 | 3 (15.0) |
2011/10/03 | 20 | 1 (5.0) |
Total no. of samples | 120 | 26 (21.7) |