Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in cattle and farm workers: is Q fever an underreported zoonotic disease in Ecuador?

Figures & data

Table 1 Prevalence with a 95% confidence interval of Q fever infection in cattle and cattle workers on four cattle farms and the participants of the UNU/BIOLAC course. ND in this table means “not determined”.

	Cattle tested (n)	Cattle positive (n)	Prevalence in cattle	95% CI	Humans tested (n)	Humans positive (n)	Prevalence in humans	95% CI
Farm A	92	34	36.9%	26.91–47.01%	7	4	57.1%	7.71–100%
Farm B	93	41	44.0%	33.81–54.37%	19	5	26.3%	4.51–48.12%
Farm C	83	37	44.6%	33.66–55.50%	6	2	33.3%	0–87.53%
Farm D	84	39	46.4%	35.54–57.32%	ND	ND	ND
Course participants					22	2	9%	0–22.14%
Total	352	151	42.9%	37.70–48.09%	54	13	24.1%	12.30–35.85%

Abbreviation: UNU/BIOLAC, United Nations University Program for Biotechnology in Latin America and the Caribbean.