Table 1.
Seroprevalence of TBEV-specific antibodies in red foxes collected in TBE risk areas in Germany. Seroprevalences were only determined for those districts where 10 or more foxes were sampled.
| Federal State | District | No. of Sera | No. of Pos.1 Sera | Seroprev (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | Alb-Donau-Kreis | 1 | 0 | n.d.2 |
| City of Baden-Baden | 1 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Biberach/Alb-Donau Kreis | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Böblingen | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Bodenseekreis | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | |
| Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald-Kreis | 21 | 5 | 23.8 | |
| Emmendingen | 20 | 11 | 55.0 | |
| Enzkreis | 3 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Esslingen | 3 | 0 | n.d. | |
| City of Freiburg im Breisgau | 5 | 3 | n.d. | |
| Göppingen | 44 | 14 | 31.8 | |
| Göppingen/Ostalbkreis | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Heidelberg | 2 | 2 | n.d. | |
| Heilbronn | 6 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Hohenlohekreis | 2 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Karlsruhe | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | |
| Konstanz | 11 | 5 | 45.5 | |
| Lörrach | 8 | 3 | n.d. | |
| Ludwigsburg | 24 | 6 | 25.0 | |
| Main-Tauber-Kreis | 3 | 2 | n.d. | |
| Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | |
| Ostalbkreis | 14 | 4 | 28.6 | |
| Rastatt | 2 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Ravensburg | 113 | 41 | 36.3 | |
| Rems-Murr-Kreis | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | |
| Reutlingen | 3 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | 5 | 2 | n.d. | |
| Rottweil | 1 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Schwäbisch Hall | 2 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis | 16 | 9 | 56.3 | |
| Sigmaringen | 43 | 21 | 48.8 | |
| Tübingen | 5 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Bavaria | Ansbach | 16 | 5 | 31.3 |
| Eichstätt | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Günzburg | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| Miltenberg | 1 | 1 | n.d. | |
| München | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Neustadt an der Waldnaab | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Roth | 3 | 1 | n.d. | |
| City of Würzburg | 1 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Hessen | Bergstraße | 1 | 0 | n.d. |
| Groß-Gerau | 1 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Offenbach am Main | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Main-Kinzig-Kreis | 5 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Lower Saxony | Emsland | 18 | 2 | 11.1 |
| Saxony | Bautzen | 8 | 1 | n.d. |
| Erzgebirgskreis | 17 | 1 | 5.9 | |
| Meißen | 33 | 1 | 3.0 | |
| Sächsische Schweiz- Osterzgebirge | 8 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Vogtlandkreis | 4 | 1 | n.d. | |
| Zwickau | 14 | 2 | 14.3 | |
| Thuringia | Gera | 1 | 0 | n.d. |
| Greiz | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Ilm-Kreis | 8 | 2 | n.d. | |
| Saale-Orla-Kreis | 1 | 0 | n.d. | |
| Total | 568 | 173 | 30.5 |
1 Pos.: positive; 2 n.d.: not detected.