Table 1 Characteristic features of whole blood, serum and amniotic fluid samples from wild animals of the Serengeti Ecosystem (n = 189)
From: Circulating Brucella species in wild animals of the Serengeti ecosystem, Tanzania
Variable | Categories | Number of samples tested (%) | Positive (qPCR) | Percentage positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 183 (96.8) | 20 | 11.0 |
Male | 6 (3.2) | 2 | 33.3 | |
Age (group) | Adult | 186 (98.4) | 20 | 10.8 |
Sub-adult | 3 (1.6) | 2 | 66.7 | |
Location | Serengeti | 115 (60.9) | 15 | 13.0 |
Ngorongoro | 74 (39.2) | 7 | 9.5 | |
Species | Buffalo | 46 (24.3) | 7 | 15.2 |
Wildebeest | 80 (42.3) | 3 | 3.8 | |
Zebra | 25 (13.2) | 1 | 4.0 | |
Lion | 19 (10.1) | 7 | 36.8 | |
Baboon | 5 (2.7) | 0 | 0.0 | |
Impala | 10 (5.3) | 3 | 30.0 | |
Hyena | 4 (2.1) | 1 | 25.0 | |
Sample type | Whole blood | 170 (90.0) | 19 | 11.1 |
Serum | 8 (4.2) | 1 | 14.3 | |
Amniotic fluid | 11(5.8) | 2 | 18.2 |