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
| Â | Â | Anti-L. donovani IgG positive/total animals sampled (% seropositive) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Species | Cut-off | Addis Zemen | Sheraro | Humera | Total |
Cow | 1.298 | 1/62 (1.6Â %) | 0/26 (0Â %) | 0/16 (0Â %) | 1/104 (1.0Â %) |
Dog | 0.223 | 9/19 (47.4Â %) | 5/7 (71.4Â %) | 5/8 (62.5Â %) | 19/34 (55.9Â %) |
Donkey | 0.652 | 0/3 (0Â %) | 2/11 (18.2Â %) | 0/6 (0Â %) | 2/20 (10.0Â %) |
Goat | 0.675 | Â | 10/106 (9.4Â %) | 15/133 (11.3Â %) | 25/239 (10.5Â %) |
Sheep | 0.648 | 1/27 (3.7Â %) | 3/5 (60.0Â %) | 52/117 (44.4Â %) | 56/149 (37.6Â %) |
Total | Â | 11/111 (9.9Â %) | 20/155 (12.9Â %) | 72/280 (25.7Â %) | 103/546 (18.9Â %) |