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Table 1 Brucellosis seropositivity among slaughtered cattle (n = 590) and personnel (n = 107) in Ngaoundéré municipal abattoir of Cameroon according to combined results of Rose Bengal Plate test and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

From: Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among slaughtered indigenous cattle, abattoir personnel and pregnant women in Ngaoundéré, Cameroon

Serological results

Number of cases (% [95% CI])

Cattle (n = 590)

 RBPT (+)

20 (3.40 [1.94–4.86])

 RBPT (−)

570 (96.60 [95.14–98.06])

 i-ELISA (+)

35 (5.93 [4.02–7.84])

 i-ELISA (−)

555 (94.07 [92.16–95.98])

 RBPT (+) i-ELISA (+)

20 (3.40 [1.94–4.86])

 RBPT (+) i-ELISA (−)

0

 RBPT (−) i-ELISA (+)

15 (2.54 [1.27–3.81])

Abattoir personnel (n = 107)

 RBPT (+)

6 (5.60 [1.24–9.96])

 RBPT (−)

101 (94.40 [90.04–98.76]

 Brucella IgG ELISA (+)

13 (12.15 [5.96–18.34])

 Brucella IgG ELISA (−)

95 (87.85 [81.66–94.04]

 RBPT (+) Brucella IgG ELISA (+)

6 (5.60 [1.24–9.96]

 RBPT (+) Brucella IgG ELISA (−)

0

 RBPT (−) Brucella IgG ELISA (+)

7 (6.54 [1.86–11.22])

  1. (−): negative; (+): positive; RBPT Rose Bengal Plate test, ELISA Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, i-ELISA Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay