Table 6 Correlation between MAT high titres ≥ 800 and PCR positivity across (N = 400) serum and urine samples of slaughtered cattle in the Bahr El Ghazal Region, South Sudan, from January to February 2023
Serology | Molecular | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
lipL32 PCR - Positive | lipL32 PCR -Negative | ||
MAT – Positive with titres < 800 | 15 | 377 | 392 |
MAT – positive with titres ≥ 800 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 23 | 377 | 400 |
Cohen’s kappa statistic (95%CI) | 0.501(0.287–0.714) |  |  |
P – value | 0.001 |  |  |