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. 2019 Jan 17;14(1):e0211292. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211292

Correction: Mapping the epidemiological distribution and incidence of major zoonotic diseases in South Tigray, North Wollo and Ab'ala (Afar), Ethiopia

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There are several errors in the headings for Tables 3 and 4. The publisher apologizes for the errors. Please see the corrected Tables 3 and 4 here.

Table 3. Temporal distribution of zoonotic diseases recorded in human from 2012–2016 in the study districts.

years Rabies TB Helminthiasis Schistosomiasis VL Total case/year
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
2012 78 34.4 498 23.9% 9875 19.3% 8 7.6% 2 29% 83559
2013 48 21.1% 459 22.0% 10156 19.8% 23 21.9% 1 14% 239818
2014 33 14.5% 411 19.7% 9840 19.2% 28 26.7% 2 28% 277528
2015 32 14.1% 401 19.2% 11276 22.0% 19 18.1% 2 28% 302847
2016 36 15.9% 324 15.5% 7882 15.4% 27 25.7% 2 29% 278590

NB: No. Number of cases for each disease; %: Percent share of the disease in the district/year out of the total cases

Table 4. Number of zoonotic disease cases and incidence proportion per 100,000 population by sex for the reporting period (2012–2016).

Sex Rabies TB Helminthiasis Schistosomiasis VL Total zoonoses
No. IP No. IP No. IP No. IP No IP No. IP
Male 99 17.9 1209 218.1 28207 5089.0 74 13.4 5 0.9 29598 5339.3
Female 128 23.4 936 171.3 22985 4207.3 31 5.7 2 0.4 24083 4408.1
Total 227 2085 51192 105 7 53621
p-value 0.042 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 0.265

NB: No. Number of cases for each disease; IP: Incidence proportion per 100,000 population

Reference

  • 1.Menghistu HT, Hailu KT, Shumye NA, Redda YT (2018) Mapping the epidemiological distribution and incidence of major zoonotic diseases in South Tigray, North Wollo and Ab’ala (Afar), Ethiopia. PLoS ONE 13(12): e0209974 10.1371/journal.pone.0209974 [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

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