Research Article

Serological Investigations of Bluetongue Virus (BTV) among Sheep and Goats in Kassala State, Eastern Sudan

Table 1

The overall seroprevalence of BTV in different geographic areas in Kassala state.

SectionEcological characteristicsTotal of testedPositive (prevalence (%))Chi squaredf value

EastSavanna260238 (91.5)17.10250.004
WestRich savanna144139 (96.5)
NorthSavanna161146 (90.7)
N. EastSavanna161136 (84.5)
SouthRich savanna5652 (92.9)
CenterRich savanna2727 (100)

value ≤ 0.05 is significant. : degree of freedom.