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Table 2 Seroprevalence, prevalence of infection, and prevalence of tick infection with Rickettsia spp. in rural dogs, Uganda, 2011

From: Infection and exposure to vector-borne pathogens in rural dogs and their ticks, Uganda

 

Serology

Molecular detection

ELISA

IFA

Total

Blood in FTA

Ticks

 

na

%

95 % C.I.b

%

95 % C.I.

%

95 % C.I.

n

%

95 % C.I.

n

%

95 % C.I.

Area

             

QE

27

100

81.6-100

92.5

75.7-99.1

100

81.6-100

12

0

0-36.0

21

9.5

1.2-30.4

BI

56

100

90.6-100

100,00

90.6-100

100

90.6-100

20

0

0-23.8

28

21.4

8.3-40.9

MG

22

90.9

70.8-98.9

54.5

32.2-75.6

95

77.1-99.8

6

0

0-57.8

9

33.3

7.5-70.1

Total

105

98.1

93.3-99.8

88.6

80.9-93.9

99.1

94.8-99.9

38

0

0-13.5

58

18.9

9.9-31.4

Age

             

Adult

91

97.8

92.3-99.7

91.2

83.4-96.1

98.9

94-100

33

0

0-15.3

49

22.45

11.8-36.6

Young

14

100

68.1-100

71.4

41.9-91.6

100

68.1-100

5

0

0-64.1

9

0

0-44.5

Sex

             

Female

41

100

87.4-100

82.9

67.9-92.8

100

87.4-100

11

0

0-38.5

26

19.2

6.6-39-4

Male

64

96.9

89.2-99.6

92.1

82.7-97.4

98.4

91.6-99.9

27

0

0-18.3

32

18.8

7.2-36.4

  1. aNumber of tick pools
  2. bC.I. = Confidence intervals (lower-upper)