Table 2.

Prevalence in different communes based on the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and p104 gene-based nested PCR

Commune	Number of cattle sampled	T. parva-specific p104 gene-based nested PCR			PIM ELISA
		Number of positive samples	Prevalence (%)	95% CI	Number of positive samples	Prevalence (%)	95% CI
Makebuko	80	72	90.0	81.2–95.6	74	92.5	84.4–97.2
Muramvya	75	65	86.6	76.8–93.4	65	86.6	76.8–93.4
Cankuzo	87	59	67.8	56.9–77.4	81	93.1	85.6–97.4
Gisozi	82	61	74.4	63.6–83.4	67	81.7	71.6–89.4
Giharo	80	59	73.7	62.7–83.0	73	91.2	82.7–96.4
Makamba	80	68	85.0	75.3–92.0	70	87.5	78.2–93.8
Mugongomanga	84	67	79.8	69.6–87.7	73	86.9	77.7–93.2
Kirundo	80	67	83.7	73.8–91.1	62	77.5	66.7–86.0
Rugombo	80	63	78.7	68.2–87.1	67	83.7	73.8–91.0
Mutimbuzi	100	86	86.0	77.6–92.1	83	83.0	74.1–89.7
Total	828	667	80.55	77.7–83.1	715	86.35	83.8–88.6

ELISA, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay PIM, polymorphic immunodominant molecule