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. 2020 Jan;26(1):51–62. doi: 10.3201/eid2601.181998

Table 2. Summary statistics from saiga distance sampling surveys conducted in study of outbreak of peste des petits ruminants among critically endangered wild ungulates, Mongolia, January 2017–April 2018*.

Date Days since first PPR confirmation Total effort, km No. individuals (groups) Density of individuals 
(95% CI) Abundance 
(95% CI) Expected cluster size (95% CI) Average probability of detecting live saiga
2017 Jan 30 1,505 2,130 (321) 1.18 
(0.88–1.58) 25,699 
(19,249–34,310) D: 3.9 (3.2–4.8); 
K: 4.1 (3.4–4.9); 
S: 6.3 (4.8–8.4) D: 0.35 (0.29–0.43); K: 0.37 (0.31–0.43); S: 0.42 (0.35–0.50)
2017 Mar 90 1,505 1,999 (148) 0.73 
(0.45–1.20) 15,933 
(9,759–26,011) D: 10.9 (7.5–16.1); K: 13.5 (9.5–19.2); S: 5.4 (4.2–7.0) D: 0.44 (0.36–0.55); K: 0.69 (0.51–0.94); S: 0.60 (0.50–0.71)
2017 May 150 1,263 742 (157) 0.41 
(0.28–0.58) 8,806 
(6,095–12,721) D: 2.6 (2.1–3.3); 
K: 2.7 (2.2–3.3); 
S: 2.4 (1.7–3.6) 0.51 (0.45–0.57)
2018 Apr 480 1,505 369 (46) 0.24 
(0.14–0.42) 5,142 
(2,929–9,028) D: 11.7 (7.5–18.1); K: 10.9 (6.1–19.6); S: 6.3 (4.4–8.9) 0.51 (0.40–0.65)

*D, Durgun Steppe; K, Khuisiin Gobi; PPR, peste des petits ruminants; S, Sharga Gobi.