Table 2.
Detection of PrPSc by sPMCA in swabs from objects placed in clean housing and on pasture.
| Location | Object | sPMCA result (N positive/N total) |
|---|---|---|
| Level of contamination of field furniture not used by scrapie flock for 8 weeks | ||
| Pen 2 | Water trough used mainly by pre-clinical scrapie cases | |
| Sample 1 | 0/3 | |
| Sample 2 | 0/3 | |
| Pen 3 | Water trough used by clinically affected scrapie cases | |
| Sample 1 | 0/3 | |
| Sample 2 | 1/3 | |
| Pen 4 | Fire extinguisher box | 0/3 |
| Fencing with traces of fleece attached to it | ||
| Sample 1 | 0/3 | |
| Sample 2 | 1/3 | |
| Fence post | ||
| Sample 1 | 0/3 | |
| Sample 2 | 0/3 | |
| Exposure of sheep to contaminated furniture on pasture | ||
| Paddock 1 | Water trough | 0/2 |
| Fence | 0/2 | |
| Wooden post | 0/2 | |
| Hurdles | 0/2 | |
| Lamb creep | 0/2 | |