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Table 4 Seropositivity of Ethiopian animals for Phlebotomus orientalis saliva 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-P. orientalis IgG positive/total animals sampled (% seropositive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Cut-off | Addis Zemen | Sheraro | Humera | Total |
| Cow | 0.876 | 4/62 (6.5 %) | 1/26 (3.8 %) | 0/16 (0 %) | 5/104 (4.8 %) |
| Dog | 0.143 | 11/19 (57.9 %) | 4/7 (57.1 %) | 5/8 (62.5 %) | 20/34 (58.8 %) |
| Donkey | 0.550 | 0/3 (0 %) | 3/11 (27.3 %) | 4/6 (66.7 %) | 7/20 (35.0 %) |
| Goat | 0.685 | 17/106 (16.0 %) | 6/133 (4.5 %) | 23/239 (9.6 %) | |
| Sheep | 0.410 | 3/27 (11.1 %) | 1/5 (20.0 %) | 67/117 (57.3 %) | 71/149 (47.7 %) |
| Total | 18/111 (16.2 %) | 26/155 (16.8 %) | 82/280 (29.3 %) | 126/546 (23.1 %) | |
