Research Article

Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in Traditionally Managed Livestock in Selected Districts of Southern Province of Zambia

Table 3

Distribution of tuberculosis cattle reactors by district at >4 mm cutoff (2008).

District Total testedBTB tuberculin reactors (mm) Avian reactors (4 mm) ((Av72 − Av0) − (Bov72 − Bov0)) Average skin thickness Bovine site (Bov0) (mm)
((Bov72 − Bov0) − (Av72 − Av0))
Negative
(<1 mm)
Inconclusive
(1–4 mm)
Positive
(>4 mm)

Itezhitezhi10281.2
(73.2–89.2)
17.7
(9.8–25.6)
1.0
(0.0–3.1)
15.4
(9.9–20.9)
10.4
(9.6–10.7)
Monze17669.3
(62.8–75.8)
22.1
(15.6–28.6)
8.6
(4.1–13.0)
15.3
(8.4–22.2)
10.5
(10.8–11.9)
Namwala18184.0
(76.3–91.7)
14.7
(7.2–22.2)
1.3
(0.0–3.9)
38.2
(0.0–85.0)
11.4
(10.8–11.9)
All districts45976
(71.4–80.7)
19.2
(14.8–23.6)
4.8
(2.6–7.0)
21.6
(8.5–34.8)
10.8
(10.5–11.1)