Table 1 Percentage positivity and intensity of positive bands of the 1G HAT RDT on cattle samples from AAT endemic and non-endemic regions
From: Serological tests for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis detect antibodies in cattle
Cases (n = 175) | Endemic controls (n = 137) | Non-endemic controls (n = 121) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Device | % positive (95% CI) | Mean band intensity ± SD (+ve’s) | % positive (95% CI) | Mean band intensity ± SD (+ve’s) | % positive (95% CI) | Mean band intensity ± SD (+ve’s) |
1G RDT (either band +ve) | 85.1 (79.1–89.7) (n = 149) | 2.15 ± 1.11 | 85.4 (78.5–90.3) (n = 117) | 2.07 ± 1.09 | 42.1 (33.7–51.1) (n = 51) | 1.07 ± 0.46 |
Band 1 (Nat-LiTat 1.3) | 81.1 (74.7–86.2) (n = 142) | 2.44 ± 1.11 | 76.6 (68.9–82.9) (n = 105) | 2.35 ± 1.13 | 38.8 (30.6–47.7) (n = 47) | 1.45 ± 0.50 |
Band 2 (Nat-LiTat 1.5) | 72.6 (65.5–78.6) (n = 127) | 2.31 ± 1.15 | 71.5 (63.5–78.4) (n = 98) | 2.42 ± 1.14 | 24.0 (17.2–32.3) (n = 29) | 1.41 ± 0.50 |