Table 1.
Detailed information of the specimens
| IDa | Province | Year | Species | Specimen | Ct value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Pescara | 2015 | goat | brain | 31 |
| G2 | Pescara | 2014 | goat | placenta | 8 |
| G3 | Caserta | 2015 | goat | lung | 28 |
| G4 | L’Aquila | 2015 | goat | brain | 28 |
| C1 | Chieti | 2016 | cattle | milk | 23 |
| S1 | L’Aquila | 2015 | sheep | brain | 29 |
| S2 | Pisa | 2012 | sheep | vaginal swab | 21 |
| S3 | Rieti | 2015 | sheep | spleen | 29 |
| S4 | Viterbo | 2014 | sheep | lung | 30 |
| G5 | Roma | 2013 | goat | vaginal swab | 20 |
| G6 | Roma | 2012 | goat | spleen | 26 |
| G7 | Latina | 2014 | goat | liver | 19 |
| G8 | Latina | 2014 | goat | spleen | 24 |
| G9 | Roma | 2014 | goat | lung | 22 |
| S5 | Livorno | 2014 | sheep | spleen | 22 |
| S6 | Grosseto | 2015 | sheep | lung | 23 |
| S7 | Grosseto | 2015 | sheep | spleen | 24 |
| S8 | Firenze | 2013 | sheep | vaginal swab | 22 |
| S9 | Grosseto | 2015 | sheep | placenta | 28 |
| G10 | Rieti | 2014 | goat | lung | 26 |
aFarm ID designation according to animal species host: G goat, S sheep, C cattle. Samples per farm with the lowest Ct values were reported only