Volume 26, Number 4—April 2020
Dispatch
Ebola Virus Neutralizing Antibodies in Dogs from Sierra Leone, 2017
Kerstin Fischer, Roland Suluku, Sarah Katharina Fehling, Juliet Jabaty, Bashiru Koroma, Thomas Strecker, Martin H. Groschup, and Sandra Diederich
Table 2
EBOV-specific antibodies detected in dog serum samples, according to sampling region, Sierra Leone, October–December 2017*
| Region | No. samples tested | EBOV-NP ELISA, no. (%) reactive | Confirmatory EBOV-NP WB, no. (%) reactive | EBOV VNT |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) positive | Titers | ||||
| Bomtoke | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Bonganema | 8 | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | 1:16 |
| Gandohun | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Gbangbantoke | 24 | 3 (12.5) | 0 | 3 (12.5) | 1:13, 1:19, 1:19 |
| Gbangbantoke Junction | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Kendeboma | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Largo | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Matagelema | 16 | 1 (6.3) | 1 (6.3) | 0 | NA |
| Mogbomoh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Mokonde | 14 | 1 (7.1) | 1 (7.1) | 0 | NA |
| Mopala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Morsenesie | 4 | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Mosongo | 26 | 5 (19.2) | 3 (11.5) | 2 (7.6) | 1:11; 1:16 |
| Moyamba Junction | 16 | 2 (12.5) | 2 (12.5) | 1 (6.2) | 1:23 |
| Moyamba Town | 62 | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (1.6) | 1:32 |
| Njala Junction | 15 | 2 (13.3) | 1 (6.6) | 1 (6.6) | 1:11 |
| Pelewahun | 14 | 2 (14.3) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (7.1) | 1:45 |
| Rotifunk | 21 | 2 (9.5) | 2 (9.5) | 2 (9.5) | 1:11, 1:11 |
| Sembehun | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (14.2) | 1:27 |
| Taiama |
23 |
9 (39.1) |
3 (13.0) |
5 (21.7) |
1:11, 1:16, 1.16, 1:19, 1.19 |
| Total | 300 | 36 (12.0) | 20 (6.7) | 18 (6.0) | |
*EBOV, Ebola virus; NA, not applicable; NP, nucleoprotein; VNT, virus neutralization test; WB, Western blot.
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