Table 1 Characteristics of the ten sentinel farms located in the south of the Republic of Ireland included in the surveillance study for Culicoides in 2014 (July-November)
Farm ID | Location | Grid reference | Altitude (m) | Farm animals | No. of collections with Culicoides/total no. collections | Mean no. of Culicoides per collection | Maximum no. of Culicoides per collection | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Latitude | Longitude | |||||||
1 | Clonakilty, Co. Cork | 51.65° | -8.85° | 76 | 230 Bovines; 100 Ovinesa | 5/8 | 52.2 | 121 |
2 | Charleville, Co. Cork | 52.33° | -8.79° | 128 | 180 Bovines | 7/8 | 593.3 | 2858 |
3 | Carrignavar, Co. Cork | 52.02° | -8.44° | 177 | 212 Bovines | 7/8 | 240.6 | 589 |
4 | Cahir, Co. Tipperary | 52.44° | -7.96° | 45 | 390 Bovines | 7/8 | 618.4 | 2216 |
5 | Dunmanway, Co. Cork | 51.71° | -9.19° | 131 | 169 Bovines | 6/8 | 269.2 | 874 |
6 | Hospital, Co. Limerick | 52.46° | -8.49° | 79 | 241 Bovines | 8/8 | 197.5 | 1265 |
7 | Fermoy, Co. Cork | 52.18° | -8.24° | 37 | 324 Bovines; 26 Ovinesa | 7/8 | 327.1 | 1322 |
8 | Tallow, Co Waterford | 52.09° | -7.94° | 70 | 677 Bovines | 7/8 | 435.1 | 1282 |
9 | Macroom, Co. Cork | 51.88° | -9.01° | 81 | 106 Bovines | 6/8 | 353.0 | 975 |
10 | Mallow, Co. Cork | 52.13° | -8.76° | 84 | 142 Bovines | 8/8 | 375.9 | 1155 |
All | Cork (7); Waterford (1); Tipperary (1); Limerick (1) | 51.65° to 52.44° | -9.19° to -7.94° | 37–177 | 106–677 Bovines; 26–100 Ovines | 68/80 | 354.2 | 2858 |