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Table 3 Geographic distribution of sequence types of C. burnetii

From: Estimated herd prevalence and sequence types of Coxiella burnetii in bulk tank milk samples from commercial dairies in Indiana

Region

ST20

ST8

ST not identified

% ST identified

ST20 estimated prevalence

95 % C.I.

Northern

50

1

78b

60.5 %

93.0 %

90.7–99.9 %

Central

10a

1a

24

50.0 %

90.9 %a

62.7–99.6 %

Southern

11

0

12

47.8 %

100 %

76.2–100 %

Total

71a

2a

114

64.0 %

97.3 %a

91.2–99.5 %

  1. aIndicates that the farm with both ST20 and ST8 was not included in these calculations
  2. bIncludes a sample from Lake County that was not identified as positive, but demonstrated a CT greater than the 36.5 cutoff value