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. 2012 Jan 25;12:19. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-12-19

Table 4.

Leptospiral seroprevalence and vegetation type on Tutuila, American Samoa 2010

Vegetation type Number Sampled Seroprevalence of most common serovars All serovars

Hebdomadis LT 751 LT 1163
% (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI) % (95% CI)

Urban built-up 442 7.9 (5.6 - 10.8) % 3.2 (1.7 - 5.3) % 3.8 (2.3 - 6.1) % 14.3 (11.1 - 17.9) %

Urban cultivated 177 10.7 (6.6 - 16.3) % 4.0 (1.6 - 8.0) % 2.8 (1.0 - 6.5) % 16.4 (11.3 - 22.7) %

Agricultural 82 20.7 (12.6 - 31.1) % 9.8 (4.3 - 18.3) % 1.2 (0.0 - 6.6) % 25.6 (16.6 - 36.4) %

Other 20 5.0 (0.1 - 24.9) % 10.0 (1.2 - 31.7) % 10.0 (1.2 - 31.7) % 20.0 (5.7 - 43.7) %