Table 3.

Periods of detection of E. ruminantium DNA and antibodies in all lambs and kids at various age levels sampled in Keneba

Animal No.	Sp.	Week DNA detected (PCR)							Week antibodies detected (MAP1-B)							Status	AV
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
4308	K	-	-	-	-	-	nd	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	Survived	1 N
4309	K	+	-	-	-	-	nd	+	nd	-	-	-	-	-	-	Survived
4312	K	+	-	+	-	-	nd	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	Survived	5A
4314	K	-	-	+	-	-	nd	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	Survived
4315	K	-	+	+	-	-	nd	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	Survived
4318	K	+	-	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	Survived
4319	K	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	Survived
4325	K	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	Survived
4331	K	-	nd	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	Survived
4332	K	-	nd	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	Survived
4335	K	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	nd	-	+	-	-	-	-	Survived
4336	K	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	Survived
4372	K	nd	-	-	+	+	-	-	nd	+	+	-	+	+	+	Survived	6A
4376	K	-	nd	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	Survived
4377	K	-	nd	-	-	-	nd	-	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	Survived
4378	K	-	nd	-	-	+	nd	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	Survived
4306	L	nd	-	+	-	nd	+	+	nd	+	+	+	+	-	+	Survived	8A
4311	L	-	-	-	-	-	nd	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	+	Survived
4316	L	+	-	+	-	+	nd	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	Survived
4321	L	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	Survived	7A
4323	L	+	-	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	+	-	-	+	Survived
4324	L	+	-	nd	+	+	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	Survived
4326	L	-	nd	-	-	-	-	-	nd	+	-	+	+	-	-	Survived
4337	L	+	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	+	+	-	-	+	-	Survived	4A
4339	L	+	-	-					-	-	-					D(42) hw-G
4375	K	-	-	-					+	+	+					D (42*)
4333	L	+	+	+					+	-	+					D(56) hw-G	1 N, 3A
4379	K	-	nd	-	-				+	nd	-	-				day 56*
4340	K	-	-	-	+				-	-	-	-				D(63) hw-PCR	2A
4338	L	-	-	+	-				+	+	+	+				D(63) hw-G	3A
4320	K	-	-	-	+				nd	+	+	-				D(91) hw-PCR
4334	L	-	-	-	-	+			+	+	+	+	+			D(112) hw-PCR
4305	L	nd	-	-	-	nd	+		nd	+	+	+	+	-		D(147) hw-G
4313	kid	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	day 147*