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

Table 5 Outcome of pCS20 PCR and MAP1-B ELISA tests on samples collected from animals at 0 – 3 days after birth

Anim. No.	Species	Site	Day of first sample	PCR	MAPI-B
305	lamb	Kerr Seringe	1	-	+
1306*	lamb	Kerr Seringe	1	-	+
1313	lamb	Kerr Seringe	0	-	+
1315	lamb	Kerr Seringe	3	-	+
1318	lamb	Kerr Seringe	2	-	+
4318	kid	Keneba	0	+	+
4319	kid	Keneba	0	+	+
4325	kid	Keneba	3	+	+
4331	kid	Keneba	2	-	+
4332	kid	Keneba	1	-	+
4335	kid	Keneba	2	-	nd
4321	lamb	Keneba	0	+	+
4323	lamb	Keneba	3	+	+
4324	lamb	Keneba	1	+	+
330	kids	Bansang	3	-	-
336	kids	Bansang	3	-	nd
338	kids	Bansang	1	+	nd
374	kids	Bansang	0	-	+
2313	kids	Bansang	3	-	nd
2314	kids	Bansang	3	-	+
2315	kids	Bansang	0	-	nd
2316	kids	Bansang	3	-	nd
2317	kids	Bansang	1	-	nd
2318	kids	Bansang	3	-	nd
2351	lamb	Bansang	2	-	+
2352	lamb	Bansang	1	-	+
2353	lamb	Bansang	3	-	-
2354	lamb	Bansang	3	-	-

*the only mortality (occurred on day 77) among the group and was due to clostridial enteritis

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