Table 3.
Seroprevalence of TBEV-specific IgG antibodies in seropositive goat flocks collected between October 2011 and March 2012 in the canton of Valais
| District | Municipality of flock | Total # of sera | SNT-positive sera | SNT Sero-prev (%) | Canton of origin | Municipality of origin | TBEV-endemic areaa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brig | Glis | 13 | 9 | 69.23 | Valais | Glis | No |
| Lucerne | Büron | Yes | |||||
| Mund | 62 | 2 | 3.23 | Bern | Zweisimmen | No | |
| Valais | Ausserberg | No | |||||
| Naters | 30 | 6 | 20.00 | Valais | Naters | No | |
| Valais | Glis | No | |||||
| 25 | 1 | 4.00 | Valais | Naters | No | ||
| Ried-Brig | 8 | 1 | 12.50 | St-Gall | Salez | No | |
| Termen | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | Valais | Naters | No | |
| Total | 144 | 20 | 20.94 | ||||
| Goms | Reckingen | 99 | 5 | 5.05 | Oberwil im Simmental | Yes | |
| Oensingen | Yes | ||||||
| Bettlach | No | ||||||
| Total | 99 | 5 | 5.05 | ||||
| Hérens | Euseigne | 51 | 1 | 1.96 | Euseigne | No | |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 1.96 | ||||
| Leuk | Ergisch | 6 | 1 | 16.67 | Ergisch | No | |
| Niedergampel | 10 | 1 | 10.00 | Niedergampel | No | ||
| Susten | 5 | 1 | 20.00 | Niedergampel | No | ||
| Susten | 16 | 6 | 37.50 | St-Niklaus | No | ||
| Susten | No | ||||||
| Turtmann | No | ||||||
| Susten | 12 | 10 | 83.33 | Gonten | No | ||
| Stalden | No | ||||||
| Susten | No | ||||||
| Turtmann | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | Susten | No | ||
| Total | 51 | 20 | 36.25 | ||||
| Monthey | Collombey | 37 | 1 | 2.70 | Bex | No | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 2.70 | ||||
| St-Maurice | Finhaut | 26 | 7 | 26.92 | Finhaut | No | |
| Total | 26 | 7 | 26.92 | ||||
| Visp | Eisten | 9 | 1 | 11.11 | Eisten | No | |
| Saas-Grund | 9 | 3 | 33.33 | Blumenstein | Yes | ||
| Saas-Grund | No | ||||||
| St-Niklaus | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | St-Niklaus | No | ||
| 22 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| 20 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| Staldenried | 24 | 3 | 12.50 | Stalden | No | ||
| Visp | 52 | 3 | 5.77 | Glis | No | ||
| Visp | No | ||||||
| Visp | 6 | 3 | 50.00 | Unknown | |||
| Visperterminen | 36 | 1 | 2.78 | Visperterminen | No | ||
| 38 | 1 | 2.63 | Visperterminen | No | |||
| Total | 219 | 16 | 15.15 | ||||
| TOTAL | 627 | 70 | 11.16 |
aZones where TBE vaccination is recommended by the Federal Office of Public Health
For each seropositive goat flock, the following information is given: the district and the municipality where the flock is located, the total number of sera tested, the number of SNT-positive sera, the SNT seroprevalence (%), the canton and municipality from which the goats were originally obtained, and whether the site of origin was a TBEV-endemic area