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Table 1 Prevalence in cattle and shoats in the different Kebeles, calculated with logistic regression with random effect on villages

From: Bovine tuberculosis at a cattle-small ruminant-human interface in Meskan, Gurage region, Central Ethiopia

   

Debub Shershera

Dobona Bati

Gidona Aborat

Jolle

Dobi

Overall

Elevation (meter)

 

1960-1980

1800-1830

2090-2145

1800-1885

2140-2170

1800-2170

Number of cattle tested

 

167

177

295

297

278

1214

Number of sheep and goats tested

 

44

91

130

141

NA

406

 

Number (%) of sheep

19 (43)

73 (80)

121 (93)

130 (92)

NA

343 (84.5)

 

Number (%) of goats

25 (57)

18 (20)

9 (7)

11 (8)

NA

63 (15.5)

Prevalence

(LCL-UCL†) in %

Cattle

4 mm cut off

1.19 (0.29; 4.65)

2.25 (0.85; 5.86)

1.35 (0.50; 3.55)

2.11 (0.48; 8.82)

1.07 (0.34; 3.29)

1.59 (0.88; 2.85)

  

2 mm cut off

5.98 (3.25; 10.76)

9.60 (6.05; 14.90)

5.98.0 (2.970; 11.65)

6.73 (4.38; 10.20)

5.75 (3.55; 9.18)

6.76 (5.36; 8.49)

 

Sheep and goats

4 mm cut off

0

0

0

0

NA

0

  

2 mm cut off

0

0

1.16 (0.08; 13.55)*

0.70 (0.09; 4.85)**

NA

0.41 (0.03-5.15)

Prevalence MAC

(LCL-UCL) in %

Cattle

 

6.58 (3.68; 11.50)

6.78 (3.89; 11.56)

4.74 (2.82; 7.85)

0.96 (0.10; 8.61)

3.95 (2.20; 7.00)

4.44 (3.42; 5.76)

 

Sheep and goats

 

2.27 (0.31; 14.44)

0

0

0

NA

0.24 (0.03; 1.72)

  1. †: LCL-UCL stands for lower confidence limit and upper confidence limit
  2. *: 2 positive animals (1 sheep, 1 goat)
  3. **: 1 positive animal (1 sheep)