Table 3.
Sero-prevalence (%) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of workers of eight abattoirs processing sheep, deer or beef with antibodies to Leptospira interrogans sv. Pomona (Pom), Leptospira borgpetersenii sv. Hardjobovis (Har) and to either serovar with a MAT titre cut-off of ≥1:48.
| Abattoir | Participants | Prevalence (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pom (%) | 95% CI (%) | Har (%) | 95% CI (%) | Either (%) | 95% CI (%) | ||
| Sheep1 | 104 | 5 | 2–11 | 10 | 5–17 | 12 | 7–19 |
| Sheep2 | 97 | 8 | 4–16 | 4 | 2–10 | 11 | 6–19 |
| Sheep3 | 32 | 16 | 7–32 | 28 | 15–46 | 31 | 18–49 |
| Sheep4 | 92 | 5 | 2–12 | 7 | 3–14 | 10 | 5–18 |
| Deer1 | 21 | 5 | 1–27 | 19 | 7–41 | 19 | 7–41 |
| Deer2 | 36 | 6 | 11–20 | 11 | 4–26 | 17 | 8–32 |
| Beef1 | 73 | 3 | 1–10 | 4 | 1–12 | 5 | 2–14 |
| Beef2 | 112 | 1 | 0–6 | 5 | 2–11 | 5 | 2–11 |
| Total | 567 | 5 | 3–7 | 8 | 6–10 | 11 | 8–14 |