TABLE 1.
Prevalence of Brucella antibodies according to sampling sites
| Sampling sites | Number of animal tested | Brucella antibodies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of animals positive for RBPT (%) | 95% CI | Number of animals positive for i‐ELISA (%) | 95% CI | ||
| Yoko | 348 | 35 (10.05) | 9.2–18.5 | 30 (8.6) | 7.7–16.3 |
| Noun | 1,070 | 85 (7.9) | 6.8–16.4 | 78 (7.2) | 6.9–14.3 |
| Campo | 54 | 3 (5.5) | 4.8–29.0 | 3 (5.5) | 3.1–29.2 |
| Bipindi | 118 | 5 (4.2) | 4.2–30.7 | 5 (4.2) | 3.6–23.6 |
| Fontem | 283 | 2 (0.7) | 0.16–4.81 | 2 (0.5) | 0.13–4.01 |
| Total | 1,873 | 130 (6.94) | 118 (6.3) | ||
| X 2 | 26.08 | 18,97 | |||
| p value | <.0001* | <.001* | |||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; i‐ELISA, Indirect Enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay; RBPT, Rose Bengal plate test.
*
Significant difference in the sero‐prevalence of Brucella antibodies.