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. 2014 Sep 3;91(3):642–644. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.14-0107

Table 1.

Seroprevalence of zoonotic pathogens in pregnant women from 10 Caribbean Islands*

Country Zoonotic pathogen seroprevalence ± 95% CI
Dengue virus Hantaviruses Hepatitis E virus Leptospira species SFGR TGR C. burnetii
Antigua-Barbuda 94.7 ± 7.1 ND ND 10.5 ± 9.8 36.8 ± 15.3 ND 5.3 ± 6.6
Belize 36.0 ± 13.3 ND ND 8.0 ± 7.5 54.0 ± 13.8 ND ND
Bermuda 8.0 ± 7.5 ND ND 12.0 ± 9.0 40.0 ± 13.6 ND ND
Dominica 98.0 ± 3.9 ND ND 16.0 ± 10.2 36.0 ± 13.3 2.0 ± 3.9 ND
Grenada 98.0 ± 3.9 ND 2.0 ± 3.8 21.6 ± 11.3 2.0 ± 3.9 2.0 ± 3.8 ND
Jamaica 100.0 ± 0.0 ND 2.1 ± 4.1 42.6 ± 14.1 44.7 ± 14.2 2.1 ± 4.1 2.1 ± 4.1
Montserrat 80.0 ± 20.2 ND ND 20.0 ± 20.2 20.0 ± 20.2 ND 6.6 ± 12.7
St. Kitts-Nevis 100.0 ± 0.0 ND ND 9.1 ± 8.5 43.2 ± 14.2 2.3 ± 4.3 13.6 ± 10.1
St. Lucia 97.0 ± 4.1 ND 2.2 ± 4.2 19.6 ± 11.5 14.9 ± 10.2 2.1 ± 4.1 ND
St. Vincent-Grenadines 94.0 ± 6.6 ND 2.0 ± 3.9 26.0 ± 12.2 36.0 ± 13.3 4.2 ± 5.4 ND
All countries 83.0 ± 3.5 ND 1.4 ± 1.1 18.6 ± 3.6 33.5 ± 4.4 1.6 ± 1.2 2.3 ± 1.4
*

CI = confidence interval; ND = not detected.