Research Article
Bovine Tuberculosis and Brucellosis in Traditionally Managed Livestock in Selected Districts of Southern Province of Zambia
Table 4
Distribution of tuberculosis cattle reactors by district at ≥3 mm cutoff (2008).
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District |
Total tested | BTB tuberculin reactors (mm) |
Avian reactors (4 mm) ((Av72 − Av0) − (Bov72 − Bov0)) |
Average skin thickness (Bov0 + Av0/2) | ((Bov72 − Bov0) − (Av72 − Av0)) | Negative (<1 mm) % | Inconclusive (+1–+2 mm) % | Positive (≥3 mm) % |
| Itezhitezhi | 102 | 81.2 (73.2–89.2) | 16.7 (9.3–24.0) | 2.1 (0.0–4.9) | 23.1 (14.5–31.6) | 10.4 (9.6–10.7) | Monze | 176 | 69.3 (62.8–75 8) | 20.2 (13.9–26.6) | 10.4 (5.8–15.0) | 22.4 (16.3–28.5) | 10.5 (10.8–11.9) | Namwala | 181 | 84.0 (76.3–91.7) | 13.3 (6.0–20.6) | 2.6 (0.0–6.3) | 41.8 (0.0–84.0) | 11.4 (10.8–11.9) | All districts | 459 | 76.0 (71.4–80.7) | 17.7 (13.4–21.9) | 6.3 (3.8–8.8) | 28.0 (15.7–40.2) | 10.8 (10.5–11.1) |
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