Seroepidemiology of Camel Brucellosis in and around Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 2

Overall seroprevalence of camel brucellosis using mRBPT and CFT tests.

Variables	Categories	No. Tested	mRBPT prevalence	CFT prevalence
Sex	Male	143	10 (7%)	2 (1.4%)
	Female	207	19 (9.2%)	5 (2.4%)
Age	≤3 yrs.	54	2 (3.7%)	0
	4–10 yrs.	167	10 (6%)	3 (1.8%)
	≥11 yrs.	129	17 (13.2%)	4 (3.1%)
Body condition	Good	291	22 (7.6%)	3 (1.03%)
	Poor	59	7 (11.9%)	4 (6.8%)
Herd size	Small	99	6 (6.1%)	1 (1.01%)
	Medium	172	13 (7.6%)	3 (1.7%)
	Large	79	10 (12.7%)	3 (3.8%)
Abortion status	Aborted	24	6 (25%)	3 (12.5%)
	Nonaborted	191	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)
Contact with other ruminants	Single	196	21 (10.7%)	2 (1%)
	Cattle	42	1 (2.4%)	0
	Small ruminants	42	3 (7.1%)	1 (2.4%)
	Cattle and small ruminants	70	4 (5.7%)	1 (1.4%)