Research Article
Epidemiology of Brucellosis in Small Ruminants of Rural and Peri-Urban Areas of Multan, Pakistan
Table 1
Screening and comparison of brucellosis using different commercially available RBPT antigens.
| | | % seropositivity with RBPT (n/T) (95% CI prevalence) | value | χ2 | | VRI | IDEXX | ID.vet |
| | Overall | 10.20 (40/392) (7.42, 13.57) | 9.69 (38/392) (7.04, 13.05) | 9.95 (39/392) (7.21, 13.31) | 0.972 | 0.057 | | Sheep | 10.71 (21/196) (6.96, 15.91) | 10.20 (20/196) (6.43, 15.16) | 11.22 (22/196) (7.19, 16.43) | 0.948 | 0.107 | | Goat | 9.69 (19/196) (6.10, 14.63) | 9.18 (18/196) (5.67, 14.11) | 8.67 (17/196) (5.13, 16.36) | 0.941 | 0.122 |
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RBPT, Rose Bengal Plate Test.
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