Table 2. Detection of virus and virus-specific antibodies in clinically affected and in-contact healthy animals.

S. No.	Place	Skin nodules	LSDV genome (scab)	LSDV genome (blood)	Antibody titre
1	Tussum	(+)	(+)	(-)	1:64
2	Tussum	Healthy*	NA	(-)	1:16
3	Tussum	(+)	(-)	(-)	1:128
4	Tussum	(+)	(+)	(-)	1:32
5	Tussum	(+)	(+)	(-)	>1:1024
6	Tussum	Healthy*	NA	(-)	1:128
7	Nagri	(+)	(+)	(-)	>1:1024
8	Nagri	(+)#	(-)	(-)	1:128
9	Khemra	(+)#	(+)	(-)	1:512
10	Khemra	(+)#	(+)	(-)	1:512
11	Gadgaon	(+)	(+)	(-)	1:512
12	Gadgaon	(+)#	(-)	(-)	>1:1024
13	Gadgaon	Healthy*	NA	(-)	<1:4
14	Gadgaon	(+)#	(+)	(-)	1:128
15	Ranchi	(+)	(+)	(-)	1:128 (>1:1024$)
16	Ranchi	(+)	(+)	(-)	>1024
17	Ranchi	(+)	(+)	(-)	1:32
18	Ranchi	Healthy*	NA	(-)	<1:4
19	Ranchi	Healthy*	NA	(-)	<1: 4
20	Ranchi	(+)	(+)	(-)	1:64
21	Ranchi	Healthy*	NA	(-)	1:128

*In contact susceptible animals

#Lesions towards recovery

$ One month after initial sampling; NA: Scabs not collected