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Table 5 Some endemic sera that were positive by individual antigens and RDTs
From: Serological tests for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis detect antibodies in cattle
| RDT | Infection status | No. of samples | RDT | By RDT band | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Either band | Band 1 only | Band 2 only | Bands 1 & 2 | |||
| 1G | Cases | 175 | 149 (85.1%) | 22 (12.6%) (Nat-LiTat 1.3) | 7 (4.0%) (Nat-LiTat 1.5) | 120 (68.6%) |
| Endemic controls | 137 | 117 (85.4%) | 19 (13.9%) (Nat-LiTat 1.3) | 12 (8.8%) (Nat-LiTat 1.5) | 86 (62.8%) | |
| Total | 312 | 266 (85.3%) | 41(13.1%) | 19 (6.1%) | 206 (66.0%) | |
| p2G | Cases | 175 | 156 (89.1%) | 39 (22.3%) (rISG65) | 5 (2.9%) (rLiTat 1.5) | 112 (64.0%) |
| Endemic controls | 137 | 106 (77.4%) | 21 (15.3%) (rISG65) | 10 (7.3%) (rLiTat 1.5) | 75 (54.7%) | |
| Total | 312 | 262 (84.0%) | 60 (19.2%) | 15 (4.8%) | 187 (59.9%) | |
