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. 2020 Jun 1;14(6):e0008009. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008009

Table 4. Results of an age-structured serosurvey conducted in small ruminants from 6 resident herds and 22 nomadic herds of Younoufere area, Ferlo, Senegal, August 2015-May 2016.

Age Dentition IgG Positive/Tested (proportion) [IgM Positive/Tested]
Resident herds Short-range nomads Long-range nomads
0–1 year Milk teeth 1/35 (0.03) [0/1] 2/61 (0.03) [1/2] 6/91 (0.07) [1/6]
1–2 years 2 teeth 2/36 (0.06) [0/2] 2/39 (0.05) [1/2] 3/56 (0.05) [1/3]
2–3 years 4 teeth 8/35 (0.23) [0/8] 13/57 (0.23) [4/12a] 0/30
3–4 years 6 teeth 4/35 (0.11) [0/4] 9/43 (0.21) [0/9] 8/36 (0.22) [0/8]
4–5 years 8 teeth 10/39 (0.26) [0/10] 7/46 (0.15) [2/7] 9/42 (0.21) [2/9]
>5 years >8 teeth 9/42 (0.18) [0/9] 4/32 (0.12) [0/3a] 9/57 (0.16) [2/9]
Total 34/222 (0.15) [0/34] 37/278 (0.13) [8/35] 35/312 (0.12) [6/35]

a Because of the lack of serum, one IgG-positive serum could not be tested for IgM.