Table 3 Detection of Shiga toxin genes (stx1/stx2) in fecal samples from reindeer from different areas of origin in northern Finland and Norway
Area of origin | No. of fecal samples | No. (%) of samples testing positive for | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
stx1 (only) | stx2 (only) | stx1 and stx2 | stx total | ||
1W | 40 | 0 (0%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5.0%) |
1M | 47 | 1 (2.1%) | 13 (27.7%) | 2 (4.3%) | 16 (34.0%) |
1E | 76 | 0 (0%) | 7 (9.2%) | 18 (23.7%) | 25 (32.9%) |
1 Total | 163 | 1 (0.6%) | 22 (13.5%) | 20 (12.3%) | 43 (26.4%) |
2E | 39 | 37 (94.9%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (5.1%) | 39 (100%) |
2W | 37 | 0 (0%) | 17 (45.9%) | 0 (0%) | 17 (45.9%) |
2 Total | 76 | 37 (48.7%) | 17 (22.4%) | 2 (2.6%) | 56 (73.7%) |
3E | 45 | 0 (0%) | 6 (13.3%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (13.3%) |
3W | 44 | 0 (0%) | 8 (18.2%) | 1 (2.3%) | 9 (20.5%) |
3 Total | 89 | 0 (0%) | 14 (15.7%) | 1 (1.1%) | 15 (16.9%) |
4W | 37 | 0 (0%) | 20 (54.1%) | 0 (0%) | 20 (54.1%) |
4E | 45 | 0 (0%) | 12 (26.7%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (26.7%) |
4 Total | 82 | 0 (0%) | 32 (39.0%) | 0 (0%) | 32 (39.0%) |
Finland total | 410 | 38 (9.3%) | 85 (20.7%) | 23 (5.6%) | 146 (35.6%) |
Northern Norway | 60 | 0 (0%) | 7 (11.7%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (11.7%) |
Total | 470 | 38 (8.1%) | 92 (19.6%) | 23 (4.9%) | 153 (32.6%) |