Table. Cross-sectional Rift Valley fever seroprevalence in sheep, goats, and horned cattle, Republic of Comoros, April–August 2009*.
| Animal | Positive IgG results by animal age, % | Positive IgG results by sex, % | No. animals positive by IgG/no. tested (%) |
Animals with positive IgG results confirmed by SN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Comore | Anjouan | Mohéli | Total | ||||
| Sheep | Y, 25.0; A, 42.4 | M, 12.5; F, 45.5 | 3/5 (60.0) | 9/26 (34.6) | 4/10 (40.0) | 16/41 (39.0) | 2/2 |
| Goats | Y, 6.1; A, 43.2 | M, 24.7; F, 37.4 | 55/139 (39.6) | 20/97 (20.6) | 9/15 (60.0) | 84/251 (33.5) | 17/17 |
| Homed cattle | Y, 15.1; A, 38.5 | M, 29.1; F, 31.2 | 35/127 (27.6) | 16/46 (34.8) | 9/23 (39.1) | 60/196 (30.6) | 12/12 |
| Total | Y,11.4; A, 41.1 | M, 25.7; F, 35.3 | 93/271 (34.3) | 45/169 (26.6) | 22/48 (45.8) | 160/488 (32.8) | 31/31 |
*Serum positivity was established when titers were >1:10. Ig, immunoglobulin; SN, seroneutralization; Y, young (before reproductive age); A, adult.