Table 1.
Basic data and serological results of the wild cervids hunted in 2008–2009 in Finland that tested seropositive in the screening for antibodies against tick-borne encephalitis virus by hemagglutination inhibition test
| Individual | Species | Age | Sex | Disrticta | HI | Neutralisation | HI | HI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBEV | TBEV | WNV | LAMV | |||||||
| NT 5 | NT 20 | NT result | ||||||||
| 1. | moose | adult | M | 8 | 640 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | 20–40 |
| 2. | moose | adult | M | 1 | 160–320 | 0/20 | 6/20 | pos | <10 | neg |
| 3. | moose | calf | M | 8 | 160–320 | 9/20 | 17/20 | pos | neg | neg |
| 4. | moose | adult | M | 5 | 80–160 | 0/20 | 20/20 | pos | neg | neg |
| 5. | moose | nd. | F | 8 | 80 | 4/20 | 15/20 | pos | neg | neg |
| 6. | moose | adult | M | 1 | 80 | 0/20 | 10/20 | pos | neg | neg |
| 7. | moose | adult | M | 13 | 80 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 8. | moose | adult | M | 3 | 80 | 2/20 | 17/20 | pos | neg | neg |
| 9. | moose | calf | M | 14 | 40–80 | 10/20 | 20/20 | pos/neg | neg | neg |
| 10. | moose | adult | M | 7 | 40 | 0/20 | 13/20 | pos | neg | 20–40 |
| 11. | moose | calf | F | 13 | 40 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 12. | moose | adult | M | 14 | <40 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 13. | moose | adult | F | 10 | 20–40 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 14. | moose | calf | M | 7 | 20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 15. | deer b | adult | M | 1 | 20 | 12/20 | 20/20 | pos/neg | neg | neg |
| 16. | moose | calf | M | 4 | 20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 17. | moose | calf | F | 3 | 20 | 16/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | 10 |
| 18. | moose | adult | F | 12 | 20 | 18/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 19. | moose | adult | M | 5 | <20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 20. | moose | adult | F | 1 | 10–20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 21. | moose | adult | M | 8 | 10–20 | 14/20 | 20/20 | pos/neg | 10 | 10–20 |
| 22. | moose | adult | M | 1 | 10–20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 23. | moose | adult | M | 7 | 10–20 | 17/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 24. | moose | calf | M | 3 | 10–20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 25. | moose | adult | F | 3 | 10–20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 26. | moose | adult | M | 1 | 10–20 | 20/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
| 27. | moose | adult | F | 8 | 10–20 | 16/20 | 20/20 | neg | neg | neg |
aDistricts presented in Fig. 1. The game administrative districts are described according to The Finnish Wildlife Agency
bWhite-tailed deer
NT 5 neutralisation test, dilution 1:5
NT 20, neutralisation test, dilution 1:20
HI hemagglutination inhibition test
TBEV tick-borne encephalitis virus
WNV West-Nile virus
LAMV Lammi virus