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Table 1 Sampling protocol and results for tick examinations on pig farms in the three study zones of Madagascar.

From: First detection of African Swine Fever Virus in Ornithodoros porcinus in Madagascar and new insights into tick distribution and taxonomy

Zone

Village

Aprox. no. of farms per village

Sample size for detection

Visited farms

Confidence level for detection (%)

No. of infested farms per village

Marovoay

Marovoay/Ankazomborona

300-450

9

9

95

0

 

Manaratsandry

100-150

9

9

95

0

 

Andranofasika

25-50

8

6

90

0

 

Tsararano

50-75

8

8

95

0

 

Bekobay/Tsilakanina

35-50

8

8

95

0

Ambatondrazaka

Bejofo

100-150

9

6

88

0

 

Ambatosorotra

100-150

9

8

94

0

 

Ambohimandroso

50-100

8

7

92

0

 

Ambatondrazaka

200-250

9

9

95

0

Antananarivo

Arivonimamo

200-250

9

9

95

0

 

Mahitsy

-

-

5

-

1

  1. The table indicates the villages that have been visited, the estimated number of farms to be visited according to the estimated number of existing farms in each village and the real number of farms that have been examined for ticks. Then, the number of infested farms is presented for each village.