TABLE 2.
Estimated pooled prevalence of PPR in goats by world region
| World region | No. of study | No. of goat sampled | No. of positive goat | Pooled estimate % | 95% CI | Heterogeneity chi‐squared (χ2) | l 2% | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa‐Asia estimate | 192 | 156,284 | 47,278 | 39.57 | 36.66–42.48 | 63,814.71 | 99.7 | <.0001 |
| Africa | 70 | 42,128 | 13,992 | 41.79 | 36.34–47.23 | 20,821.71 | 99.7 | <.0001 |
| Asia | 122 | 114,156 | 33,286 | 38.34 | 34.79–41.89 | 42,822.59 | 99.7 | <.0001 |
No record of goat PPR from other continents.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; I 2: inverse variance index; χ2, Cochran's Q chi‐square.