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Table 2 Results of swine serum samples tested for leptospires by MAT. Number (n) of samples examined, numbers (n) and percentage (%) of positive samples and farms with at least one positive sample per farm and year from January 2011 to September 2016, and totals

From: Passive surveillance of Leptospira infection in swine in Germany

Year

Number of serum samples

Positivesa

Number of farms

Positivesb

n

%

n

%

2011

5908

964

16.3

856

508

59.3

2012

5472

1042

19.0

797

509

63.9

2013

5568

1076

19.3

718

434

60.4

2014

5106

993

19.5

659

416

63.1

2015

4733

1009

21.3

529

375

70.9

2016 / 01 to 09

3042

941

30.9

394

308

78.2

Total

29,829

6025

20.2

3953

2550

64.5

  1. aSamples with a titre ≥100
  2. bfarms with at least one positive sample per year