Table 1.
Seroprevalence of RVFV and Brucella spp. in cattle, goats and sheep from Afgoye and Jowhar districts, Somalia 2017-2018
| Variable | mRBPT – Brucella spp. | iELISA – Brucella spp. | cELISA – RVFV | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/n | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) |
p value | OR (95% CI) | +/mRBPT+ | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) |
+/n | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) |
|
| District | ||||||||
| Afgoye | 29/303 | 9.6 (6.5-13.5) | 0.453 (χ2 = 0.6) | 0.8 (0.5-1.4) | 8/29 | 27.6 (12.7-47.2) | 1/303 | 0.3 (0.01-1.8) |
| Jowhar | 35/306 | 11.4 (8.1-15.6) | 21/35 | 60 (42.1-76.1) | 1/306 | 0.3 (0.01-1.8) | ||
| Species | ||||||||
| Cattle | 39/201 | 19.4 (14.2-25.6) | 0.000003 (χ2 = 21.9) | 5.2 (2.5-11.1) | 23/39 | 58.9 (42.1-74.4) | 2/201 | 1 (0.1-3.5) |
| Goat | 16/203 | 7.9 (4.6-12.5) | 0.142 (χ2 = 2.2) | 1.9 (0.8-4.3) | 6/16 | 37.5 (15.2-64.6) | 0/203 | 0.0 |
| Sheep | 9/205 | 4.4 (2.02-8.2) | 0/9 | 0.0 | 0/205 | 0.0 | ||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Female | 59/559 | 10.6 (8.1-13.4) | 0.903 (χ2= 0.02) | 1.1 (0.4-2.8) | 28/59 | 47.5 (34.3-60.9) | 2/559 | 0.4 (0.04-1.3) |
| Male | 5/50 | 10 (3.3-21.8) | 1/5 | 20 (05-71.6) | 0/50 | 0.0 | ||
+, number of positive animals; n, number of samples; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; OR, odds ratio, mRBPT+, modified Rose Bengal Plate Test positive samples; iELISA, indirect ELISA; cELISA, competitive ELISA; RVF, Rift Valley fever