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).

District Total testedBTB 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) %

Itezhitezhi10281.2
(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)
Monze17669.3
(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)
Namwala18184.0
(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 districts45976.0
(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)