Table 1 Toad sampling summary.

From: Bufonid herpesvirus 1 (BfHV1) associated dermatitis and mortality in free ranging common toads (Bufo bufo) in Switzerland

Canton

Location

Status

2014

2015

2016

2017

BL*

Rothenfluh

Alive

1 (1;1)a

3 (3;3)a

  

ZH*

Pond E**

Alive, lethargic

  

1 (1;1)a

 
 

Pond F**

Alive, poor condition

   

8 (0;5)a

  

Dead

   

33 (8b;7c)a

 

Pond A**

Alive, poor condition

   

1 (0;0)a

NE*

Combacervey

Alive

   

1 (1;1)a

      

43 (14;18)a

  1. In the table below are shown the total number of toads collected during the study with their origin and time of sampling along with the gross skin lesions and viral DNA detection results.
  2. *BL: canton of Basel-Landschaft; ZH: canton of Zurich; NE: canton of Neuchatel.
  3. **E: Eichbuehl, canton of Zurich; F: Forch, canton of Zurich; S: Affoltern, canton of Zurich.
  4. aThe superscript letter refers to the number of toads showing gross skin lesions (X) and positive by PCR (Y) for BfHV1 genomic DNA arranged in the parenthesis above as follows: (X, Y).
  5. bOf these eight individuals, all showing gross skin lesions, seven cwere positive by PCR for the presence of BfHV1 genomic DNA, whereas one was negative.
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