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Brucella abortus Strain RB51 Vaccine: Immune Response after Calfhood Vaccination and Field Investigation in Italian Cattle Population

Table 1

Number of sera from the National Serum Bank (NSB, collected during the 2001–2003 period) and tested with RB51-CFT, on regional basis.

Region of originNo. of sera testedNo. of herds tested

Abruzzo2,123177
Apulia1,836207
Basilicata1,957222
Calabria1,064111
Campania1,062117
Liguria2,552193
Marche2,825238
Molise2,584217
Piedmont2,489139
Sardinia1,282110
Sicily1,446114
Umbria 1,196103

Total22,4161,948