Table 2. Serological results of Q fever in goat and sheep farms, Bizkaia, Spain, March 2021–January 2022 (n = 1,378 samples).
Sampling date | Animal species | Farms tested | Animals tested | |||
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Number | Positive | Number | Positive | % | ||
Feb 2021 | Total | 7 | 4 | 117 | 31 | 26.5 |
Goat | 6 | 4 | 98 | 31 | 31.6 | |
Sheep | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
Oct 2021–Jan 2022 | Total | 70 | 22 | 1,261 | 61 | 4.8 |
Goats | 24 | 6 | 222 | 14 | 6.3 | |
Sheep | 36 | 10 | 609 | 29 | 4.8 | |
Mixed (goats and sheep)ª | 10 | 6 | 430 | 18 | 4.2 |
ª Small-scale non-professional farms with a mix of goats and sheep.