TABLE 4.
Studies on livestock and human brucellosis prevalence in Tanzania in the last decade (2010–2019)
| Species and study scope | Sample size | Diagnostic test | Prevalence in % (95% Confidence Interval) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cattle | ||||
| Subnational | 667 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 0.2 (0.0–1.1) d | Asakura et al. (2018a) |
| 673 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 7.0 (5.7–8.4) | ||
| Subnational | 1,103 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 6.8 (5.4–8.5) | Assenga et al. (2015) |
| Subnational | 410 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 5.6 (3.8–8.3) | Chitupila et al. (2015) |
| Subnational | 1,376 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 1.0–11.4 a | Chota et al. (2016) |
| Subnational | 192 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 4.2 a | Kayombo et al. (2017) |
| Subnational | 658 | i‐ELISA | 5.4 a | Mathew, 2017) |
| Subnational | 200 | RBT | 21.5 (16–27) | Mathew et al. (2015) |
| i‐ELISA | 48.0 (41–55) | |||
| Subnational | 296 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 7.8 a | Shirima and John (2016) |
| Subnational | 929 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 2.8 (1.4–5.6) | Sagamiko et al. (2018) |
| 282 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 11.3 (9.4–13.5) | ||
| Subnational | 2,723 | c‐ELISA | 4.9 a | Shirima et al. (2010) |
| Subnational | 51 | RBT | 11.7 (9.1–14.9) | Swai and Schoonman (2012) |
| Subnational | 655 | RBT | 5.3 (3.1–7.8) | Swai and Schoonman (2010) |
| Subnational | 483 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 28.9 a | Shirima et al. (2014) |
| Goats | ||||
| Subnational | 248 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 1.6 (0.4–4.1) | Assenga et al. (2015) |
| Subnational | 50 goats | RBT | 0 | Mathew et al. (2015) |
| i‐ELISA | 2.0 (0.0–7.0) d | |||
| Subnational | 75 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 0 | Shirima and John (2016) |
| Subnational | c | RBT & c‐ELISA | 0 | Shirima et al. (2014) |
| Sheep | ||||
| Subnational | 35 | RBT | 0 | Mathew et al. (2015) |
| i‐ELISA | 5.7 (0.0–17.0) d | |||
| Subnational | 42 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 0 | Shirima and John (2016) |
| Humans | ||||
| Subnational | 340 | RBT, BAPA & Riv. T | 0.6 (0.1–2.1) | Assenga et al. (2015) |
| Subnational | 455 | MAT & Blood culture | 3.5 a | Bouley et al. (2012) |
| Subnational | 1,095 | MAT & Blood culture | 2.9 a | Carugati et al. (2018) |
| Subnational | 562 | MAT | 6.9 a | Cash‐Goldwasser et al. (2017) |
| Subnational | 370 | IgM‐ELISA , IgG‐ELISA & MAT | 7.0 a | Chipwaza et al. (2015) |
| Subnational | 578 | b | 28.2 a | Chota et al. (2016) |
| Subnational | 118 | MAT | 13.6 a | Crump et al. (2013) |
| Subnational | 250 | SAT | 48.4 (42–54) | Mirambo et al. (2018) |
| Subnational | 382 | Rapid Brucella serum agglutination | 14.1 (10.6–17.5) | Mngumi et al. (2016) |
| Subnational | 148 | SAT | 58.1 (50–66) | Mujuni et al. (2018) |
| Subnational | 13,642 | b | 5.8 a | Nonga and Mwakapeje (2017) |
| Subnational | 82 | RBT & c‐ELISA | 0 | Shirima and John (2016) |
| Subnational | 120 | c‐ELISA | 10.0 a | Shirima et al. (2014) |
| Subnational | 460 | c‐ELISA | 8.3 a | Shirima et al. (2010) |
Abbreviations: BAPA, Buffered Acidified Plate Antigen Test; c‐ELISA, Competitive Enzyme‐Linked Immuno‐Sorbent Assay; i‐ELISA, Indirect Enzyme‐Linked Immuno‐Sorbent Assay; IgG‐ELISA, Immunoglobulin G Enzyme‐Linked Immuno‐Sorbent Assay; IgM‐ELISA, Immunoglobulin M Enzyme‐Linked Immuno‐Sorbent Assay; MAT, Microscopic Agglutination Test; RBT, Rose Bengal Test; Riv. T, Rivanol precipitation Test; SAT, Slide Agglutination Test.
a
Prevalence confidence interval not provided in the original article.
b
Diagnostic test not specified (Study based on health centre results’ records).
c
Sample size not specified.
d
The computed confidence interval value was <0.0.