Research Article
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% |
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*WTD = white-tailed deer.
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