| SNT positive | SNT negative | Total |
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AT positive | 50 | 0 | 50 |
AT equivocal | 4 | 2 | 6 |
AT negative | 16 | 101 | 117 |
Total | 70 | 103 | 173 |
- The association of the TBEV-positive or TBEV-negative status was highly significant between the SNT and the AT (p < 0.001). The SNT is considered as the gold standard for deciding whether a goat was exposed to tick-borne encephalitis virus