Table 3. Serologic results for animals sampled in areas surrounding patients' homes, Mauritania, February–August 2003.
| Case | Probable source of infection | Place of sampling | Livestock species (no. positive/no. tested) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheep | Goats | Total 1 | |||
| 1 | Animal | El Mina, Nouakchott | 0/7 | 1/2 | 1/9 |
| 1 | Animal | Azlat, Brakna | 4/25 | 0/0 | 4/25 |
| 13 | Hospital | Arafat, Nouakchott | 3/10 | 2/19 | 5/29 |
| 14 | Hospital | Arafat, Nouakchott | 0/2 | 0/4 | 0/6 |
| 16 | Hospital | Tevragh Zeina, Nouakchott | 3/9 | 0/0 | 3/9 |
| 23, 24 | Animal | El Mina, Nouakchott | 4/16 | 0/0 | 4/16 |
| 27 |
Animal (?) |
Teyarett, Nouakchott |
0/1 |
0/2 |
0/3 |
| Total | 14/70 | 3/27 | 17/97 | ||