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Table 2 Epidemiological data on toxoplasmosis-like abortion outbreaks in sheep flocks in Spain (2015–2018): etiology confirmation and T. gondii isolation

From: Isolation and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in Spanish sheep flocks

Sample ID

T. gondii-associated abortion outbreak ID

Municipality (province)

Descriptiona

Period of time (lambing season)

Samples collectedb

Isolate designation (original sample)

RFLP genotype ID# (ToxoDB)

Foetal brain tissues

Placental tissues

Lamb brain tissues

15/121

1

Fuentes de Valdepero (Palencia, North)

Assaf, 1450, 20%

2015/2016

3 (3, 2, 1)

2 (2, 2, 0)

TgShSp1 (15/121.4)c

#3

15/141

2

Artajona (Navarra, North)

Assaf, 3800, 10%

2015/2016

2 (2, 1, 1)

TgShSp2 (15/141.2)

#1

17/4, 17, 18, 19, 21, 24, 28

3

Autillo de Campos (Palencia, North)

Assaf, 2800, 4.3%

2016/2017

24 (22, 6, 6)

6 (6, 3, 1)

7 (1, 1, 0)

TgShSp3 (17/4.1); TgShSp4 (17/21.2); TgShSp5 (17/28.1); TgShSp6 (17/19.3)

#3

17/61

Villaconancio (Palencia, North)

Assaf, 600, 5%, Border disease virus

2016/2017

2 (0, 0, 1)

 

17/5, 15

4d

Benavente (Zamora, North West)

Assaf, 500, 10%

2016/2017

3 (2, 2, 1)

3 (2, 0, 0)

 

17/6, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 41

5d

Mayorga (Valladolid, North)

Assaf, 1600, 10%

2016/2017

11 (5, 2, 2)

4 (2, 0, 2)

 

17/94, 17 2/7, 17 2/6, 17 2/8, 17/29, 17/32, 17/36, 17/52 17/62

6d

Villamañán (León, North-West)

Assaf, NA

2016/2017

14 (6, 4, 2)

7 (3, 0, 0)

5 (0, 0, 0)

 

17/42

Alcarraz (Lérida, North-East)

Lacaune, 800, 25%

2016/2017

4 (0, 0, 0)

1 (0, 0, 0)

 

17/49

Fuentes de Valdepero (Palencia, North East)

Assaf, 1600, 5%

2016/2017

2 (0, 0, 0)

1 (0, 0)

 

17/220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 18/1, 4, 10

7

Navas de Oro (Segovia, Centre)

Merino, 900, 83%

2017/2018

12 (10, 5, 2)

6 (6, 1, 0)

3 (1, 1, 0)

TgShSp7 (18/4.2)

#3

17/227

Santa Cruz de Mudela (Ciudad Real, Centre)

Manchega, 1200, 5%

2017/2018

3 (0,0,0)

 

18/3

Benavente (Zamora, North–West)

Assaf, 500, 15%, Neospora caninum

2017/2018

1 (0, 0, 0)

1 (0, 0, 0)

 

18/12

Benegiles (Zamora, North–West)

Assaf, 1049, 15.3%, Neospora caninum

2017/2018

2 (0, 1, 0)

 

18/5, 17

Casas de Juan Núñez (Albacete, East)

Manchega, 3000, 40%

2017/2018

6 (0, 0, 0)

1 (0, 0, 0)

 

18/6

Ledesma (Salamanca, West)

Castellana, 20, 25%, Neospora caninum

2017/2018

1(0, 1, 0)

1 (0, 0, 0)

 

18/7

8

Catadau (Valencia, East)

Lacaune, 2400, 21%

2017/2018

2 (2, 2, 0)

 

TgShSp8 (18/7.2)

#3

18/14, 15, 16, 18, 20

9

Cuevas de Almudén (Teruel, East)

Lacaune, 700, 50%

2017/2018

62 (50, 29, 18)

6 (6, 5, 1)

3 (0,0,0)

TgShSp9 (18/18.1); TgShSp10 (18/15.1); TgShSp18 (18/16.1)

#3

18/23

Moral de la Reina (Valladolid, North)

Assaf, 3000, 15%

2017/2018

5 (0, 0, 0)

1 (0, 0, 0)

 

18/36, 38

Valdetorres (Badajoz, West)

Merino, 450, 20%, Neospora caninum

2017/2018

3 (0, 1, 1)

 

18/21

Autillo de Campos (Palencia, North)

Assaf, 3000, > 1%

2017/2018

5 (0, 0, 0)

 

18/219, 228

10d

Villafrechos (Valladolid, North)

Assaf, 1100, 12%

2017/2018

4 (2, 2, 0)

 

18/222, 226

11d

Aguilar de Campos (Valladolid, North)

Lacaune, 2500, 25%, Coxiella burnetii

2017/2018

11 (11, 2, 4)

2 (2, 0, 0)

 

Total

11

   

182 (115, 59, 3, 9)

42 (29, 11, 4)

18 (2, 2, 0)

  
  1. aBreed, flock size, % of abortion, other pathogens detected. Screening for common protozoal, bacterial and viral abortifacient agents was performed as reported in references [26] and [27]
  2. bPCR-positive cases, cases with consistent lesions, cases with compatible lesions
  3. cIsolation reported in reference [32]
  4. dBioassay in mice was not successful or was not carried out due to previous tissue freezing
  5. na, data not available