Table 3.
PRNT80 positive sera (number and percentage) per department
| Department | Total samples per department* | VEEV IAB | RNV | PIXV | MADV | WEEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of positive (%) | No. of positive (%) | No. of positive (%) | No. of positive (%) | No. of positive (%) | ||
| Cerro Largo | 32 | – | 2 (6.2) | 1 (3.1) | – | 1 (3.1) |
| Colonia | 39 | 2 (5.1) | 2 (5.1) | – | – | – |
| Flores | 27 | – | 2 (3.7) | – | – | – |
| Florida | 21 | 1 (4.7) | – | – | – | – |
| Lavalleja | 20 | – | 4 (20) | – | – | – |
| Maldonado | 21 | – | 2 (9.5) | – | – | – |
| Paysandú | 20 | – | 2 (10) | – | – | – |
| Río Negro | 23 | 3 (13.0) | 2 (8.6) | – | – | – |
| Rivera | 43 | 2 (4.6) | 1 (2.3) | – | 2 (4.6) | – |
| Rocha | 22 | – | – | – | 1 (4.5) | – |
| San José | 24 | – | 1 (4.1) | – | 1 (4.1) | – |
| Soriano | 23 | – | – | – | 1 (4.3) | – |
| Tacuarembó | 28 | 2 (7.1) | 2 (7.1) | – | – | – |
MADV = Madariaga virus; PIXV = Pixuna virus; PRNT80 = plaque reduction neutralization test; RNV = Rio Negro virus; VEEV = Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus; WEEV = western equine encephalitis virus.
*
No seropositive samples found in Artigas, Salto, Canelones, Treinta y Tres, and Durazno departments. #VEEV positive samples E07/104 and E07/107 from Colonia and Florida were not included because subtyping was inconclusive.