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 | ||||