Table 7 Results of the TL tests on cattle sera from the endemic region
From: Serological tests for gambiense human African trypanosomiasis detect antibodies in cattle
Cases | Endemic controls | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TL result | TLa | TL Nat-LiTat 1.3 | TL Nat-LiTat 1.5 | TLa | TL Nat-LiTat 1.3 | TL Nat-LiTat 1.5 |
Tested | 172 | 172 | 172 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
Negative | 70 | 132 | 82 | 84 | 98 | 102 |
Positive | 102 | 40 | 90 | 39 | 25 | 21 |
Sensitivity (%) (95% CI) | 59.3 (51.8–66.4) | 23.3 (17.6–30.1) | 52.3 (44.9–59.7) | – | – | – |
Specificity (%) (95% CI) | – | – | – | 68.3 (59.6–75.9) | 79.7 (71.7–85.8) | 82.9 (75.3–88.6) |