TABLE 5.

Comparison of the three PCR tests used to detect the ASFV genome in field-collected samples from wild boars and domestic pigs during the epidemic outbreaks in EU countries

Sample type	No. of samples tested	UPL-PCR		OIE real-time PCR		OIE conventional PCR
		No. of positive samples	%	No. of positive samples	%	No. of positive samples	%
Tissue	252	252	99.6	250	99.2	246	97.6
Blood-EDTA	39	39	100	38	97.4	36	92.3
Serum	2	2	100	1	50	0	0
Fluid	2	2	100	2	100	2	100
Total	295	295	99.7	291	98.64	284	96.3