Research Article
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Brucellosis in Ruminants in Dhofar Province in Southern Oman
Table 1
Univariate analysis for the association of the risk factors with Brucella seroprevalence using the I-ELISA.
| | Risk factors | No. | I-ELISA | Chi-square | value | | Positive (%) | Negative (%) |
| | Animal species | | Goat | 207 | 27 (13) | 180 (87) | 13.24 | 0.004 | | Camel | 89 | 3 (3.4) | 86 (96.6) | | | | Cattle | 54 | 2 (3.7) | 52 (96.3) | | | | Sheep | 84 | 3 (3.6) | 81 (96.4) | | | | Total | 434 | 35 (8.1) | 399 (91.9) | | |
| | Location | | East Jabal | 161 | 21 (13) | 140 (87) | 10.24 | 0.006 | | Desert | 69 | 1 (1.4) | 68 (98.6) | | | | Dhofar | 204 | 13 (6.4) | 191 (93.6) | | | | Total | 434 | 35 (8.1) | 399 (91.9) | | |
| | Animal condition | | Apparently diseased | 29 | 3 (10.3) | 26 (89.7) | 0.090 | 0.76 | | Apparently healthy | 322 | 28 (8.7) | 294 (91.2) | | | | Total | 351 | 31 (8.8) | 320 (91.2) | | |
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