Volume 21, Number 3—March 2015
Dispatch
Spillover of Mycobacterium bovis from Wildlife to Livestock, South Africa
Jolly Musoke
, Tiny Hlokwe, Tanguy Marcotty, Ben J.A. du Plessis, and Anita L. Michel
, Tiny Hlokwe, Tanguy Marcotty, Ben J.A. du Plessis, and Anita L. Michel
Table 1
Status of bovine tuberculosis detected by using comparative intradermal tuberculin testing at 15 dip tanks, Greater Kruger National Park Complex, South Africa, August 2012–February 2013
| Dip tank | No. cattle | No. cattle tested (%) | Test results |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inconclusive, no. animals (%; 95% CI) | Positive, no. animals (%; 95% CI) | |||
| A | 1,648 | 178 (10.8) | 6 (3.4; 1.5–7.3) | 1 (0.6; 0.1–3.9) |
| B | 556 | 55 (9.9) | 3 (5.5; 1.8–15.6) | 0 (0; 0–5.3) |
| C | 963 | 104 (10.8) | 2 (1.9; 0.5–7.4) | 0 (0;0–2.8) |
| D | 706 | 72 (10.2) | 3 (4.2;1.4–12.1) | 0 (0;0–4.1) |
| E | 585 | 82 (14.0) | 1 (1.2; 0.2–8.1) | 0 (0; 0–3.6) |
| F | 786 | 75 (9.5) | 0 (0; 0–3.9) | 0 (0; 0–3.9) |
| G | 1,092 | 86 (7.9) | 3 (3.5; 1.1–10.3) | 0 (0;0–3.4) |
| H | 709 | 70 (9.9) | 3 (4.3; 1.4–12.5) | 0 (0; 0.0–4.2) |
| I | 850 | 75 (8.8) | 1 (1.3; 0.2–8.9) | 0 (0; 0–3.9) |
| J | 545 | 48 (8.8) | 1 (2.1; 0.3–13.4) | 1 (2.1; 0.3–13.4) |
| K | 436 | 49 (11.2) | 3 (6.1; 2–17.3) | 1 (2; 0.3–13.1) |
| L | 812 | 79 (9.7) | 2 (2.5; 0.6–9.6) | 0 (0; 0.0–3.7) |
| M | 903 | 50 (5.5) | 1 (2; 0.3–12.9) | 0 (0; 0.0–5.8) |
| N | 1,298 | 83 (6.4) | 2 (2.4; 0.6–9.1) | 1 (1.2; 0.2–8.1) |
| O |
943 |
60 (6.4) |
1 (1.7; 0.2–10.9) |
0 (0; 0–4.9) |
| Total | 12,832 | 1,166 (9.1) | 32 | 4 |
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