Table 1 The scab status of farms (n = 248) as self-reported in 2020, assessed by observation of clinical signs, and in 2021/2022 when exposure to scab was determined by serological testing using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
From: Sheep scab: comparison of spatial and temporal patterns determined by clinical diagnosis or ELISA
Scab status | Number of farmsa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical signs (2020) | ELISA (2021/2022) | All | Midlands | North | Southwest | |||
Other | Common grazers | Other | Common grazers | Other | Common grazers | |||
Positive | Positive | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Positive | Negative | 30 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Negative | Positive | 52 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 5 |
Negative | Negative | 153 | 41 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 54 | 10 |