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Table 3 Results from testing Finnish semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer for antibodies against alphaherpesvirus, gammaherpesvirus (MCFV-group) and Pestivirus, reporting number of seropositive animals (seroprevalence in percentage in parenthesis), with results for calves and adults at regional level (Region 1 = south to Region 4 = north)

From: A serological screening for potential viral pathogens among semi-domesticated Eurasian tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Finland

Region

Animal density1: Reindeer/km2

Number of tested reindeer

Alphaherpesvirus

Gammaherpesvirus (MCFV-group)

Pestivirus

1W

0.76

56

16 (28.6%)

33 (58.9%)

0

1M

1.18

58

19 (32.8%)

15 (25.9%)

0

1E

1.68

74

33 (44.6%)

46 (62.2%)

0

Region 1 Total

1.21

188

C: 17/127 (13.4%)

A: 51/61 (83.6%)

Total: 68/188 = 36.2%

C: 60/127 (47%)

A: 34/61 (56%)

Total: 94/188 (50.0%)

C: 0/127 (0%)

A: 0/61 (0%)

Total: 0/188 (0%)

2W

1.77

63

25 (39.7%)

21 (33.3%)

1 (1.6%)

2E

1.25

66

32 (48.5%)

6 (9.1%)

0

Region 2 Total

1.51

129

C: 9/78 (11.5%)

A: 48/51 (94.1%)

Total: 57/129 (44.2%)

C: 19/78 (24.4%)

A: 8/51 (15.7%)

Total: 27/129 (20.9%)

C: 1/78 (0.01%)

A: 0/51 (0%)

Total: 1/129 (0.8%)

3W

1.39

57

20 (35.1%)

2 (3.6%)

1 (1.8%)

3E

2.28

98

63 (64.3%)

40 (40.8%)

1 (1.0%)

Region 3 Total

1.84

155

C: 17/83 (20.5%)

A: 66/72 (92%)

Total: 83/155 (53.5%)

C: 13/83 (15.7%)

A: 29/72 (40.3%)

Total: 42/155 (27.1%)

C: 2/83 (2.5%)

A: 0/72 (0%)

Total: 2/155 (1.3%)

4W

2.44

61

39 (63.9%)

5 (8.2%)

0

4E

2.37

63

30 (47.6%)

5 (7.9%)

1 (1.6%)

Region 4 Total

2.41

124

C: 17/70 (24.3%)

A: 52/54 (96.3%)

Total: 69/124 (55.6%)

C: 6/70 (8.6%)

A: 4/54 (7.4%)

Total: 10/124 (8.1%)

C: 0/70 (0%)

A: 1/54 (1.9%)

Total: 1/124 (0.8%)

Total

1.74

596

C: 60/358 (16.8%)

A: 217/238 (91.2%)

Total: 277/596 (46.5%)

C: 98/358 (27.4%)

A: 75/238 (31.5%)

Total: 173/596 (29.0%)

C: 3/358 (0.84%)

A: 1/238 (0.42%)

Total: 4/596 (0.67%)

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