Table 1.
Data (median and interquartile range or proportion) of the 18,056 herd-tests performed on 1,734 herds included in the tuberculosis eradication campaigns in the Autonomous Community of Madrid in 1997–2009
| Beef | Dairy | Bullfighting | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Study population |
|
|
|
|
| Number of herds tested per year |
971 (844–1030) |
156 (142–162) |
75 (60–86) |
1193 (1068–1262) |
| Number of tests/year |
1065 (975–1142) |
182 (178–233) |
85 (67–109) |
1333 (1232–1435) |
| Number of animals tested/round |
25 (13–49) |
53 (23–105) |
74 (33–141) |
29 (14–60) |
| Days between tests (non-bTB) |
355 (217–372) |
337 (206–376) |
328 (203–383) |
351 (215–372) |
|
bTB data |
|
|
|
|
| % positive herds |
22.2 |
50.3 |
25.2 |
25.6 |
| % recurrently infected herds |
6.8 |
34 |
13.9 |
13.5 |
| % of outbreaks in OTF farms |
29.7 |
47.2 |
31.7 |
38.8 |
| Number of animals tested/round |
40 (19–76) |
69 (36–131) |
89 (53–141) |
25 (51–98) |
| Number of reactors/positive test |
2 (1–4) |
4.5 (2–11) |
3 (1–7.7) |
2 (1–6) |
| Number of outbreaks |
330 |
144 |
41 |
515 |
| Number of positive tests/outbreak |
1 (1–2) |
1 (1–3) |
1 (1–2.5) |
1 (1–2) |
| Number of reactors/outbreak |
2 (1–5) |
5 (2–18) |
4 (1–10.5) |
3 (1–7) |
| Number of testing rounds for achievement of OTF status |
2 (2–3) |
2 (2–4) |
2 (2–3) |
2 (2–3) |
| β (test) (median) |
2.3 (1.5–4.5) |
4.7 (2.2–9.2) |
2.2 (1.5–4.5) |
2.9 (1.6–6) |
| β (skin test) (median) |
1.94 (1.3–3.1) |
4.2 (2–8.4) |
2.1 (1.2–3.2) |
2.4 (1.5–4.9) |
| β (skin test + IFN-γ assay) (median) |
5.7 (4.4–7.2) |
6.4 (4.5–10.5) |
4.9 (2.1–6.7) |
5.8 (4.4–7.5) |
| β (herd) (median)* | 2.3 (1.5–3.6) | 4.3 (2.4–6.3) | 2 (1.5–3.5) | 2.6 (1.6–4.3) |
*After removal of outliers.