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Table 3 PRRSV positivity rates in serum and oropharyngeal swab samples from sows under field condition

From: Oropharyngeal swab sampling for PRRSV detection in large-scale pig farms: a convenient and reliable method for mass sampling

Sample type

Tested farm

Positive farm※

Positivity rate at the farm level

Tested sample

Positive sample

Positivity rate at the sample level

Serum

50

32

64%

CI 50.2%–77.8%

6259

255

4.1%a

CI 3.6%–4.6%

Oropharyngeal swabs

50

49

98%

CI 94.0%–100.0%

24,718

2324

9.4%b

CI 9.0%–9.8%

  1. CI, 95% confidence interval for the sample positivity rate. Different letters indicate significant differences in PRRSV-positive proportions for samples (P < 0.05). ※: “Positive farm” mean the farm which the counterpart samples tested positive for PRRSV