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Table 2 Distribution of seropositivity (%) to Brucella antigens in indigenous cattle (at different levels) across the study areas

From: Cattle brucellosis in traditional livestock husbandry practice in Southern and Eastern Ethiopia, and its zoonotic implication

Study areas

Animal level*

Herd level

Village level

Production system

Zones

No of animals

Prevalence

(95% CI)

No of herds

Prevalence

(95% CI)

No of Villages

Prevalence

(95% CI)

Mixed farming

Dawro

104

0 (-)

13

0 (0)

7

0 (0)

 

Gedeo

161

0.5 (0.05, 1.5)

17

5.9 (0.3, 30.8)

10

10 (0.5, 45.9)

 

Hadiya

245

3.5 (1.1, 5.8)

20

30.0 (12.8, 54.3)

17

35.3 (15.3, 61.4)

 

Sidama

390

1.8 (0.4, 3.0)

37

13.5 (5.1, 29.6)

26

19.2 (7.3, 40.0)

Pastoral system

Borana

271

4.7 (2.1, 7.3)

16

68.8 (41.5, 87.9)

6

100.0

 

Jijiga

62

3.0 (1.1, 7.1)

4

50.0 (9.2, 90.8)

4

50.0 (9.2, 90.8)

 

Shinle

210

6.6 (3.1, 10.1)

15

40.0 (17.1, 67.1)

14

42.9 (18.8, 70.4)

 

South Omo

180

3.4 (0.9, 6.1)

12

33.3 (11.3, 64.6)

12

33.3 (11.3, 64.6)

Total

 

1623

3.5 (2.4, 4.5)

134

26.1 (19.1, 34.5)

96

31.3 (22.4, 41.6)

  1. * Animal level seroprevalence was calculated following adjustment for sample weight