Table-2.
Bovine brucellosis rate using RBT and B. abortus indirect ELISA tests according to age, gender, and regions.
| Variables | RB | ELISA antibody | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Total | p-value | Negative (%) | Positive (%) | Total | p-value | |
| Region, n (%) | 0.016 | 0.015 | ||||||
| Bekaa | 179 (89.1) | 22 (10.9) | 201 | 173 (86.1) | 28 (13.9) | 201 | ||
| Mount Lebanon | 146 (96.1) | 6 (3.9) | 152 | 143 (94.1) | 9 (5.9) | 152 | ||
| Gender, n (%) | 0.401 | 0.328 | ||||||
| Female | 317 (91.9) | 28 (8.1) | 345 | 308 (89.3) | 37 (10.7) | 345 | ||
| Male | 8 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 8 | 8 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 8 | ||
| Age, n (%) | 0.042 | 0.013 | ||||||
| <2 years | 27 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 27 | 27 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 27 | ||
| 2-5 years | 264 (90.4) | 28 (9.6) | 292 | 255 (87.3) | 37 (12.7) | 292 | ||
| >5 years | 34 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 34 | 34 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 34 | ||
RB=Retinoblastoma, ELISA=Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay