Longitudinal monitoring of Ehrlichia ruminantium infection in Gambian lambs and kids by pCS20 PCR and MAP1-B ELISA

Table 4 Periods of detection of E. ruminantium DNA and antibodies in all lambs and kids at various age levels sampled in Bansang

Animal No.	Sp.	Week DNA detected (PCR)							Week antibodies detected (MAP1-B)							Status	AV
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
330	K	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	nd	+	-	-	Survived	0
336	K	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	nd	+	+	+	nd	+	-	Survived	0
338	K	+	-	-	-	+	+	+	nd	+	-	+	nd	+	-	Survived	0
374	K	-	-	-	-	+	nd	+	+	+	+	-	+	-	-	Survived	0
2313	K	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	-	+	Survived	0
2314	K	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	nd	-	-	Survived	0
2315	K	-	-	-	+	+	+	-	nd	nd	nd	nd	nd	+	-	Survived	0
2316	K	-	+	-	+	-	nd	-	nd	nd	nd	-	-	-	-	Survived	1A
2317	K	-	-	-	-	nd	+	+	nd	nd	nd	+	-	-	-	Survived	0
2318	K	-	-	-	+	nd	+	+	nd	nd	nd	+	-	-	-	Survived	0
2351	L	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	Survived	0
2352	L	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	-	-	nd	Survived	1 A
2353	L	-	nd	-	-	-	-	nd	-	-	-	nd	-	-	-	Survived	0
2354	L	-	-	-	-	+	+	nd	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	Survived	0

ISSN: 1471-2334