Research Article

Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin Testing of Free-Ranging African Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) Captured for Ex Situ Conservation in the Kafue Basin Ecosystem in Zambia

Table 1

Overall results based on Avian, Bovine and Comparative tuberculin test reactor animals.

Herd No. Total no. of buffaloes (N)No. of buffaloes sampled (n) Proportion positive (%) Avian reactors onlyProportion Inconclusive (%) CIDTProportion Positive (%) CIDT

1213211 (4.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
272180 (0.0%)1 (5.6%)0 (0.0%)
3137111 (9.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
4108363 (8.3%)1 (2.8%)0 (0.0%)

Overall530865 (5.8%)2 (2.3%)0 (0.0%)