Table 2 Overview of farms with positive diagnoses and the apparent on-farm prevalence of BTV antibodies in ruminants between 2014 and 2022 in different provinces of Ecuador.

From: Linking vector favourable environmental conditions with serological evidence of widespread bluetongue virus exposure in livestock in Ecuador

Province

ID

Positive farms

Animals on the farms

Samples

BTV + 

Apparent prevalence

Morona Santiago

14

29

705

657

657

100.0

Orellana

22

19

444

293

293

100.0

Guayas

09

3

207

35

35

100.0

Zamora Chinchipe

19

21

519

413

410

99.3

Esmeraldas

08

7

483

124

123

99.2

Los Rios

12

9

1972

357

354

99.2

Sucumbios

21

12

408

257

253

98.4

El Oro

07

9

286

115

111

96.5

Santo Domingo

23

40

6,719

836

805

96.3

Napo

15

48

746

526

487

92.6

Pastaza

16

13

256

230

205

89.1

Cotopaxi

05

10

83

83

69

83.1

Bolivar

02

37

568

426

345

81.0

Loja

11

40

803

477

364

76.3

Manabi

13

14

3,267

199

151

75.9

Pichincha

17

13

718

348

253

72.7

Imbabura

10

16

574

95

60

63.2

Canar

03

9

531

133

76

57.1

Tungurahua

18

9

118

106

55

51.9

Azuay

01

10

142

140

49

35.0

Chimborazo

06

8

66

27

5

18.5

Carchi

04

5

41

41

1

2.4

Total

 

381

19,656

5,918

5,161

76.7