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Table 2 Apparent seroprevalences (iELISA) towards Brucella spp. in the different age and gender categories in wild boar

From: A serological and bacteriological survey of brucellosis in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Belgium

 

Males

Females

Unknown sex

Total

 

Np/Nt

% (95% CI)

Np/Nt

% (95% CI)

Np/Nt

% (95% CI)

Np/Nt

% (95% CI)

> 2 years

61/68

89.71 (82.48 - 96.93)

54/68

79.41 (69.80 - 89.02)

-

-

115/136

84.56 (78.49 - 90.63)

1 – 2 years

68/104

65.38 (56.24 - 74.53)

120/164

73.17 (66.39 - 79.95)

1/1

-

189/269

70.26 (64.80 - 75.72)

< 1 year

90/257

35.02 (29.19 - 40.85)

82/223

36.77 (30.44 - 43.10)

2/8

-

174/488

35.66 (31.41 - 39.91)

Unknown age

67/127

52.76 (44.07 - 61.44)

84/133

63.16 (54.96 - 71.36)

12/15

-

163/275

59.27 (53.47 - 65.08)

Total

286/556

51.44 (47.28 – 55.59)

340/588

57.82 (53.83 - 61.81)

15/24

62.50 (43.13 - 81.87)

641/1168

54.88 (52.03 - 57.73)

  1. CI: confidence interval.
  2. Np: number of positive animals, Nt: number of tested animals.