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. 2012 Jul 12;7(7):e40687. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040687

Table 5. Concordance (κ) of outcomes for each of the eight diagnoses suggested by the DST with those made by participating veterinary and animal health officers.

Concordance (κ) of DST with Participants’ Diagnoses(n cases with participant’s diagnosis)
Participant’s Diagnosis: Phase-1 Phase-2 Both Phases
All diseases 0.519(713) 0.452(747) 0.486(1460)
Babesiosis 0.807(21.5) 0.772(37) 0.786(58.5)
Theileriosis 0.733(182) 0.594(146) 0.672(328)
Anaplasmosis 0.586(122.5) 0.605(119) 0.595(241.5)
Trypanosomosis 0.487(160.7) 0.491(180.5) 0.491(341.2)
Other 0.432(14.5) 0.000(1.5) 0.406(16)
Cowdriosis 0.322(25) 0.457(35) 0.385(60)
PGE1 0.444(129.2) 0.258(95) 0.357(224.2)
Schistosomosis 0.242(8) 0.121(8) 0.185(16)
Fasciolosis 0.176(49.7) 0.082(125) 0.113(174.7)

NB the DST was available to participants during Phase-2 but not Phase-1.

1As table 3.