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Table 3 Seropositivity of Ethiopian animals for Leishmania donovani IgG. The cut-off value was calculated as the mean optical density in the control animals plus 3 standard deviations (details provided in the Methods)
From: Exposure to Leishmania spp. and sand flies in domestic animals in northwestern Ethiopia
| Anti-L. donovani IgG positive/total animals sampled (% seropositive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Cut-off | Addis Zemen | Sheraro | Humera | Total |
| Cow | 1.298 | 1/62 (1.6 %) | 0/26 (0 %) | 0/16 (0 %) | 1/104 (1.0 %) |
| Dog | 0.223 | 9/19 (47.4 %) | 5/7 (71.4 %) | 5/8 (62.5 %) | 19/34 (55.9 %) |
| Donkey | 0.652 | 0/3 (0 %) | 2/11 (18.2 %) | 0/6 (0 %) | 2/20 (10.0 %) |
| Goat | 0.675 | 10/106 (9.4 %) | 15/133 (11.3 %) | 25/239 (10.5 %) | |
| Sheep | 0.648 | 1/27 (3.7 %) | 3/5 (60.0 %) | 52/117 (44.4 %) | 56/149 (37.6 %) |
| Total | 11/111 (9.9 %) | 20/155 (12.9 %) | 72/280 (25.7 %) | 103/546 (18.9 %) | |
