Table 1. List of serum samples used in this study, detailing number of individual species and samples tested with cELISA and PRNT.
The two tests were carried out on archived sera collected from exotic wildlife species in the Bovidae, Cervidae, Suidae, Giraffidae, Camelidae and Elephantidae families. The sera were from one to several individual animals of each species, All but one were tested with cELISA, and a random selection of cELISA positives and negatives were further investigated using PRNT.
| Species—Latin name | No. of samples/Individuals | cELISA/PRNT |
|---|---|---|
| Impala—Aepyceros melampus | 2/2 | 2/0 |
| Moose—Alces alces | 5/5 | 5/0 |
| Blackbuck—Antilope cervicapra | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| American bison—Bison bison | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| European bison—Bison bonasus | 9/7 | 9/0 |
| Gaur—Bos gaurus | 2/2 | 2/1 |
| Yak—Bos grunniens | 19/11 | 16/5 |
| Banteng—Bos javanicus | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Goats—Capra aegagrus hircus | 4/4 | 4/0 |
| Red forest duiker—Cephalophus natalensis | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Roan antelope—Hippotragus equinus | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Waterbuck—Kobus ellipsiprymnus | 2/2 | 2/0 |
| Nile lechwe—Kobus megaceros | 4/2 | 3/1 |
| Scimitar-horned oryx—Oryx dammah | 19/16 | 19/2 |
| Gemsbok—Oryx gazella gazella | 10/6 | 10/0 |
| Arabian oryx—Oryx leucoryx | 4/4 | 4/0 |
| Congo buffalo—Syncerus caffer nanus | 2/2 | 2/0 |
| Lesser kudu—Tragelaphus imberbis | 3/3 | 3/0 |
| Bongo—Tragelaphus eurycerus | 5/4 | 5/0 |
| Sitatunga—Tragelaphus spekii | 15/11 | 15/0 |
| Greater kudu—Tragelaphus strepsiceros | 5/3 | 4/3 |
| Bactrian camel—Camelus bactrianus | 6/6 | 6/1 |
| Llama—Lama glama | 4/3 | 4/2 |
| Alpaca—Vicugna pacos | 2/2 | 2/1 |
| Hog deer Axis—Hyelaphus porcinus | 3/2 | 2/2 |
| Axis deer—Axis axis | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Fallow deer—Dama dama | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| Pere David's deer—Elaphurus davidianus | 4/4 | 4/0 |
| Chinese water deer—Hydropotes inermis | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Brow antlered deer—Panolia eldii | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Reindeer—Rangifer tarandus | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Swamp deer—Rucervus duvaucelii | 4/4 | 4/0 |
| Philippine spotted deer—Rusa alfredi | 2/1 | 2/0 |
| Reticulated giraffe—Giraffa c. reticulata | 5/3 | 5/2 |
| Rothschild giraffe—Giraffa c. rothschildi | 3/3 | 3/0 |
| Pygmy hippo—Hexaprotodon liberiensis | 3/3 | 3/0 |
| Babirusa—Babyrousa celebensis | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Red river hog—Potamochoerus porcus | 2/2 | 2/1 |
| Domestic donkey—Equus africanus asinus | 2/2 | 2/0 |
| Poitou donkey—Equus asinus Poitou | 2/2 | 2/0 |
| Shetland pony—Equus ferus caballus | 2/2 | 2/0 |
| Przewalski's horse—Equus ferus przewalskii | 5/2 | 5/0 |
| Grevy's zebra—Equus grevyi | 14/7 | 14/1 |
| Onager—Equus hemionus | 10/7 | 10/4 |
| White rhinoceros—Ceratotherium simum | 4/4 | 4/1 |
| Indian rhinoceros—Rhinoceros unicornis | 2/2 | 2/0 |
| South American tapir—Tapirus terrestris | 1/1 | 1/0 |
| Asian elephant—Elephas maximus | 37/10 | 37/3 |