Research Article

Mycobacteria in Terrestrial Small Mammals on Cattle Farms in Tanzania

Table 5

Prevalence of mycobacteria in rodents and insectivores trapped on cattle farms, around the slaughterhouse and in Mwembesongo. RR: positive tuberculin reactor status; NR: negative tuberculin reactor status. The 𝑃 values given are significance values for the difference between RR and NR farms.

Cattle farmsSHMS
Current reactor statusPast reactor statusFuture reactor status
RRNR 𝑃 RRNR 𝑝 RR

Total8.8%2.9%.014*4.1%8.9%.4958.3%

Rodents6.2%3.1%.2162.6%0.0%.4389.1%

C. gambianus12.5%0.0%.448nananana
M. natalensis9.7%0.0%.0624.0%0.0%.67310.4%
R. rattus3.0%4.4%.6441.1%0.0%.4977.3%

Insectivores18.2%2.4%.009*9.8%61.0%.019*9.4%

C. hirta18.2%2.5%.010*10.0%61.0%.019*9.4%

*The difference is statistically significant at 𝑃 < . 0 5 .
na: not applicable because of insufficient or no data.
SH: Slaughterhouse.
MS: Mwembesongo.