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Table 3 Number of lymphoid follicles (LF) and amount of stratified squamous epithelium (SSE) in RAMALT sections in sheep from the Nordfjella region in Norway, sampled at slaughter in 2018 and 2020

From: No evidence of uptake or propagation of reindeer CWD prions in environmentally exposed sheep

 

n

Mean LF

95% CI

Median LF

Number of samples with < 6 LF (%)

SSE 0

189

18.1

16.1–20.2

17

52 (27.5%)

SSE 1

308

25.5

23.7–27.2

24

28 (9%)

SSE 2

6

13.5

2.3–24.7

15

2 (33%)

Totals

503

22.6

 

21

82 (16.3%)

  1. n number of samples. SSE 0—No SSE present. SSE 1—< 50% SSE. SSE 2—> 50% SSE