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. 2022 Dec 5;11(4):10370. doi: 10.4081/ijfs.2022.10370

Table 1.

Seroprevalence of brucella in milk specimens of aborted and non-aborted animals according to MRT and milk-ELISA tests.

Milk source No. tested MRT Positive milk-ELISA Positive
No. (%) 95%CI X2 p-value No. (%) 95%CI X2 p-value
Non aborted animals
   Cow 244 2 (0.8) 0.3-1.9 2.53 >0.05 2 (0.8) 0.3-1.9 0.59 ≥0.05
   Sheep 310 8 (2.6) 0.8-4.4 4 (1.3) 0.0-2.6
   Goat 254 5 (2.0) 0.3-3.7 4 (1.6) 0.1-3.1
   Total 808 15 (1.9) 1-2.8 10 (1.2) 0.4-2
Aborted animals
   Cow 18 6(33) 55.1-11.5 0.91 >0.05 7(39) 61.5-16.5 0.81 ≥0.05
   Sheep 63 31(64) 57.8-34.2 33(49) 61-37
   Goat 34 14 (41.2) 67-15.4 14 (41.2) 67-15.4
   Total 120 51 (42.5) 51.3-33.7 54(45) 54-36