Area Test used Number Tested Prevalence (%) References
Afar, eastern Ethiopia CFT 563 3.2 [10]
Afar and Somali pastoral area of eastern Ethiopia I-ELISA 928 5.6 [11]
South Wollo, North Eastern Ethiopia CFT 800 1.5 [12]
In and around Debre Birhan region, Ethiopia CFT 384 1.3 [13]
In and around Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia CFT 270 0.0 [14]
Jijiga district, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia CFT 421 1.2 [15]
Central highlands of Ethiopia RBPT 1507 1.5 [16]
Selected sites of Dire Dawa
region, Eastern Ethiopia
CFT 171 8.77 [17]
Adama (Boku sheep export Farm), (origin Adama), Central Ethiopia CFT 662 0.91 [18]
Adama (Boku sheep export Farm), (origin Arsi) Central Ethiopia CFT 630 0.63 [18]
Adama (Boku sheep export Farm), (origin Bale), Southeastern Ethiopia CFT 738 0.41 [18]
Southern Zone of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia CFT 490 1.4 [19].
Table 1: Seroprevalence of ovine brucellosis in Ethiopia. CFT=Complement Fixation Test; RBPT=Rose Bengal Plate Test; I-ELISA=Indirect- Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay.