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Table 1 Seropositivity of sheep against at least two tick-borne pathogens determined by serological assays

From: Co-exposure to Anaplasma spp., Coxiella burnetii and tick-borne encephalitis virus in sheep in southern Germany

Co-exposure of tick-borne pathogens

Number of antibody positive sheep

Anaplasma spp./C. burnetii

27

C. burnetii/TBEV

1

Anaplasma spp./TBEV

36

Anaplasma spp./C. burnetii/TBEV

2

  1. In total, 66 sheep (n = 1,406) in 20 flocks (n = 36) from southern Germany had antibodies against at least two tick-borne pathogens. The corrected seroprevalence at animal level was considered. C. burnetii: Coxiella burnetii, TBEV: tick-borne encephalitis virus
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147