Table. Neutralizing antibodies against SFSV and TOSV in serum from cattle and sheep, and sandflies trapped in Kosovo, 2013*.
Serum source, region | SFSV |
TOSV |
No. sand flies | Sand fly species (%) | |||
Total >20 |
Positive >20, % |
Total >20 |
Positive >20, % |
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Cattle, n = 933 | 546 | 58.5 | 48 | 5.1 | |||
Prizeren, n = 48 | 20 | 41.7 | 5 | 10.4 | 75 | Phlebotomus major (70), P. simici (13), P. tobbi (8), P. papatasi (4), others (5) | |
Pejë, n = 50 | 12 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Rahovec, n = 198 | 101 | 51.0 | 15 | 7.6 | 2 | P. major (100) | |
Malishevë, n = 165 | 129 | 78.2 | 13 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
Glogovac, n = 50 | 35 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Klinë, n = 50 | 39 | 78.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
Suharekë, n = 245 | 133 | 54.3 | 8 | 3.3 | 132 | P. major (99), P. tobbi (1) | |
Gjakovë, n = 50 | 35 | 70.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
Deçan, n = 77 |
42 |
54.6 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Sheep, n = 153 | 34 | 22.2 | 3 | 2.0 | |||
Junik, n = 28 | 6 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 58 | P. major (57), P. tobbi (38), others (5) | |
Hani i Elezit, n = 50 | 7 | 14.0 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
Dragash, n = 30 | 17 | 56.7 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
Pejë, n = 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gjakovë, n = 37 |
1 |
2.7 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total, N = 1,086 | 580 | 53.4 | 51 | 4.7 | 267 |
*SFSV, sandfly fever Sicilian virus; TOSV, Toscana virus.