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. 2016 Oct 28;10(10):e0005006. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0005006

Table 4. Pooled prevalence of brucellosis seropositivity by species and system or location.

Category Subgroup Nr Ns Prevalence, 95%CI P TP, 95% CI
Pastoral AA Afar 15 13130 6.8 5 8.9 0.0001 7.6 5.6 9.9
Borana 11 14852 1.9 1.2 2.8 0.0001 2.1 1.3 3.1
Somali 11 6762 2.4 1.2 4 0.0001 2.7 1.3 4.5
South Omo 3 1183 2.4 0.3 6.1 0.001 2.7 0.3 6.8
Camel Afar 7 4301 4.8 3.7 5.9 0.0001 5.3 4.1 6.6
Borana 6 7783 1.2 0.7 1.8 0.0001 1.3 0.8 2
Somali 5 2886 2 1.5 2.6 0.0001 2.2 1.7 2.9
Cattle Pastoral 4 2045 5 2.4 8.5 0.0001 5.3 2.5 9
Mixed 11 9637 1.7 1.1 2.5 0.0001 1.8 1.2 2.7
Si/I 12 9748 3.1 1.8 4.7 0.0001 3.3 1.9 5.0
Sheep/goats Pastoral 16 19224 5.2 3.2 7.5 0.0001 6.1 3.7 8.8
Mixed-CL 8 7691 1.3 0.7 2.1 0.0001 1.5 0.8 2.1
Afar 9 8829 8.4 5.4 12 0.0001 9.8 6.3 14
Borana 6 6223 1.9 0.9 3.2 0.0001 2.2 1.1 3.7
Somali 4 3169 2.6 0.2 7.5 0.007 3 0.2 8.8
South Omo 2 1003 1.9 0.02 7.1 0.035 2.2 0.0 8.3

Mixed-CL, mixed crop-livestock production system; Pastoral AA, all pastoral animals

Nr, number of reports; Ns, number of samples; Si/I, semi intensive and intensive production system

TP, True Prevalence.