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. 2017 Jun;23(6):989–992. doi: 10.3201/eid2306.161929

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, %
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.