Table 2.
Rift Valley fever sero-prevalence (on IgG ELISA test) among cattle and small ruminants from the three Districts of Hoima, Kibaale and Masindi in Western Uganda (2013)
| Species | District | positive / total tested (%) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | Hoima | 4/33 (12.1) | 3.4–28.2 |
| Kibaale | 2/20 (10.0) | 1.2–31.7 | |
| Masindi | 15/60 (25.0) | 14.7–37.9 | |
| Total cattle | 3 districts | 21/113 (18.6) | 11.9–27.0 |
| Small ruminants | Hoima | 0/11 (0.0) | – |
| Masindi | 1/32 (3.1) | 0.1–16.2 | |
| Total small ruminants | 2 districts | 1/43 (2.3) | 0.1–12.3 |
| Grand Total | 2 districts + 2 species | 23/156 (14.7) | 9.6–21.3 |
Caption. The chi-square statistic test on cattle vs small ruminants is 4.0687, with a p-value of 0.043684 showing a significant (p < 0.05) difference between the two population