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. 2010 Jan 21;5(1):e8623. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008623

Table 2. Animal-level (Inline graphic), herd-level (Inline graphic) and within herd (Inline graphic) true (model based with 95% highest density intervals) and apparent (with 95% confidence intervals adjusted for study design effects) seroprevalences for cattle in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon to Brucella spp., Leptospira Hardjo and Q fever.

Disease Parameter Inline graphic LHDI UHDI Inline graphic LCI UCI
Brucellosis Inline graphic 0.031 0.018 0.044
Inline graphic 0.203 0.042 0.776 0.159 0.086 0.233
Inline graphic 0.161 0.000 0.345 *0.179 0.141 0.218
Leptospirosis Inline graphic 0.304 0.276 0.332
Inline graphic 0.945 0.871 1.000 0.933 0.894 0.972
+0.760 0.685 0.836
Inline graphic 0.357 0.116 0.577 *0.334 0.304 0.364
Q fever Inline graphic 0.313 0.273 0.035
Inline graphic 0.681 0.443 1.000 0.853 0.780 0.926
+0.629 0.519 0.740
Inline graphic 0.393 0.000 0.725 *0.363 0.324 0.403

*The mean for subpop with 1 or more test positives in herd. + Herd-level seroprevalence estimates using a cut-off of 2 test positive animals.