Evaluation of Serodiagnostic Assays for Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Elk, White-Tailed Deer, and Reindeer in the United States

Table 2

Stat-Pak results in presumably uninfected animals.

Species	Sex	Stat-Pak Negative	Stat-Pak Antibody Positive	Total Tested	Percent Positive	95% Confidence Interval
Elk	Female	428	7	435	1.6%	0.6–3.3%
	Male	338	3	341	0.9%	0.2–2.5%
	Not known	62	4	66	6.1%	—
Elk Total		828	14	842	1.7%	0.9–2.8%
Reindeer	Female	138	12	150	8.0%	4.22–13.6%
	Male	33	2	35	5.7%	0.7–19.2%
Reindeer Total		171	14	185	7.6%	4.2–12.4%
WTD*	Female	391	17	408	4.2%	2.4–6.6%
	Male	233	6	239	2.5%	0.9–5.4%
	Not known	77	1	78	1.3%	—
WTD Total		701	24	725	3.3%	2.1–4.9%
Grand Total		1700	52	1752	3.0%	2.2–3.9%

*WTD = white-tailed deer.