Table 2.
Association between flock and bird levels NDV seroprevalence in each governorate of Oman.
| Birds |
Flocks |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locations | Total number | NDV positive (%) | Total number | NDV positive | χ 2 value | P value |
| North Al Batinah | 6225 | 143 (37.5) | 38 | 24 (63.2) | 2.02 | 0.15 |
| Ad Dakhliyah | 3620 | 91 (35.0) | 26 | 15 (57.6) | 5.22 | 0.02 |
| Ad Dhahirah | 2065 | 52 (27.9) | 19 | 7 (36.8) | 0.66 | 0.42 |
| South Ash Sharqiyah | 2050 | 44 (32.1) | 14 | 6 (42.8) | 0.66 | 0.42 |
| South Al Batinah | 1530 | 45 (33.3) | 14 | 5 (35.7) | 0.32 | 1.00 |
| North Ash Sharqiyah | 970 | 44 (38.6) | 11 | 5 (45.5) | 0.20 | 0.75 |
| Al Buraimi | 540 | 25 (35.2) | 7 | 5 (71.4) | 3.53 | 0.21 |
| Muscat | 720 | 19 (31.6) | 6 | 3 (50.0) | 0.83 | 0.39 |
| Musandam | 1170 | 5 (12.8) | 4 | 2 (50.0) | 3.68 | 0.12 |
| Total (%) | 18,890 | 468 (33.8) | 139 | 72 (51.7) | ||
χ 2 value = Pearson chi-square statistic.
P value < .05 is considered significantly different.