TABLE 1.
Variables | Value | Sheep number | LAMP result | p value | PCR result | p value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | ||||
Area of sampling | Khorramabad | 38 (19.5) | 1 (2.6) | 37 (97.4) | 0.580 | 1 (2.6) | 37 (97.4) | 0.517 |
Aligoudarz | 27 (13.8) | 1 (3.7) | 26 (96.3) | 0 (0.0) | 27 (100) | |||
Poledokhtar | 22 (11.3) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (100) | |||
Delfan | 22 (11.3) | 2 (9.1) | 20 (90.1) | 2 (9.1) | 20 (90.1) | |||
Kouhdasht | 18 (9.2) | 1 (5.6) | 17 (94.4) | 1 (5.6) | 17 (94.4) | |||
Other | 68 (34.9) | 6 (8.8) | 62 (91.2) | 3 (4.4) | 65 (95.6) | |||
Number of sheep per herd | <50 | 60 (30.8) | 4 (6.7) | 56 (93.3) | 0.256 | 1 (1.7) | 59 (98.3) | 0.115 |
50–99 | 94 (48.2) | 7 (7.4) | 87 (92.6) | 6 (6.4) | 88 (93.6) | |||
>=100 | 41 (21.0) | 0 (0.0) | 41 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 41 (100) | |||
Grazing type | Traditional | 155 (79.5) | 11 (7.1) | 144(92.9) | 0.124 | 7 (4.5) | 148(95.5) | 0.348 |
Industrial | 40 (20.5) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (100) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (100) | |||
Gender | Male | 73 (37.4) | 5 (6.8) | 68 (93.2) | 0.750 | 3 (4.1) | 70 (95.9) | 1.000 |
Female | 122 (62.6) | 6 (4.9) | 116(95.1) | 4 (3.3) | 118(96.7) | |||
Age | 1–2 | 72 (36.9) | 3 (4.2) | 69 (95.8) | 0.252 | 2 (2.8) | 70 (97.2) | 0.191 |
3–4 | 77 (39.5) | 7 (9.1) | 70 (90.9) | 5 (6.5) | 72 (93.5) | |||
5–6 | 46 (23.6) | 1 (2.2) | 45 (97.8) | 0 (0.0) | 46 (100) | |||
Type of water consumed | Well, Spring, River water | 32 (16.4) | 3 (9.4) | 29 (90.6) | 0.393 | 1 (3.1) | 31 (96.9) | 1.000 |
Tap water | 163 (83.6) | 8 (4.9) | 155 (95.1) | 6 (3.7) | 157 (96.3) |