Table 1 Seroprevalence of Brucella infection in goats, sheep, cattle and camels in Saham using individual serological tests (RBT, ELISA and CFT) before the human outbreak
Animal species | No. | Male | Female | Number of positive samples by Serological tests (prevalence%, 95 confidence interval | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RBT | I- or C-ELISA | CFT | RBT/ELISA | RBT/CFT | RBT/CFT/ ELISA | ||||
goat | 32 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 1 (3.1, 0.6–15.8%) | 7 (21.9, 11–38.8%) | 0 | 1 (3.1, 0.6–15.8%) | 0 |
sheep | 38 | 15 | 23 | 1 (2.6, 0.5–13.5%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cattle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
camel | 17 | 7 | 10 | 1 (5.9, 1.1–27%) | 1 (5.9, 1.1–27%) | 1 (5.9, 1.1–27%) | 1 (5.9, 1.1–27%) | 1 (5.9, 1.1–27%) | 1 (5.9, 1.1–27%) |