Table 1. Summary of laboratory analysis of mink sampling from Farm 4.
| ELISA | RT-qPCR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample origin | Sera (positive/tested) | % | Throat swabs (positive/tested) | % | Date of sample collection |
| Dead mink (EW) | n.d. | 0/5 | 0 | 20-07-2020 | |
| Dead mink (EW) | n.d. | 5/5 | 100 | 11-08-20201 | |
| Live adult mink | n.d. | 11/16 | 69 | 13-08-2020 | |
| Live mink kits | n.d. | 12/14 | 86 | 13-08-2020 | |
| Dead mink | n.d. | 7/10 | 70 | 13-08-2020 | |
| Live adult mink | 30/30 | 100 | 4/30 | 13 | 19-08-2020 |
| Live mink kits | 30/30 | 100 | 9/30 | 30 | 19-08-2020 |
| Dead mink | n.d. | 21/21 | 100 | 19-08-2020 | |
| Dead mink | n.d. | 7/24 | 29 | 31-08-2020 | |
| Dead mink | n.d. | 0/31 | 0 | 15-09-2020 | |
| Dead mink | n.d. | 0/25 | 0 | 28-09-2020 | |
| Live mink | n.d. | 0/60* | 0 | 30-09-2020 | |
| Live adult mink2 | 29/29 | 100 | 0/29 | 0 | 05-10-2020 |
| Live mink kits2 | 30/30 | 100 | 0/30 | 0 | 05-10-2020 |
| Dead mink (EW) | n.d. | 1/2** | 50 | 02-11-2020 | |
| Dead mink (EW) | n.d. | 1/2** | 50 | 04-11-2020 | |
| Live mink | 30/30 | 100 | 23/30 | 77 | 06-11-2020 |
| Dead mink | n.d. | 3/5 | 60 | 06-11-2020 |
n.d.: not done
*300 animals were tested in pools of 5, i.e. in 60 assays
** two pools of 5 samples tested
1: Samples were received at SSI on this date.
2: Samples were collected from the same animals as 19-08-2020