Table 3.

qPCR results from different samples

Samples	Total	EHV‐1	EHV‐4	EHV‐2	EHV‐5
Clinical problem*	57	38	4	25	6
Apparently healthy	135	47	5	48	39
Total	192	85	9	73	45
Tissue	40	29	4	16	1
Whole blood†	135	47	5	48	39
Nasal swabs	13	9	0	9	5
CSF	4	0	0	0	0
Total	192	85	9	73	45
Horses	176	77	8	71	39
Donkeys	16	8	1	2	6
Total	192	85	9	73	45

^*Clinical problems included abortion, respiratory disease and nervous disorders (see Table 1 and Data S1).

^†Whole blood was collected from apparently healthy animals.