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Table 3 Univariate analysis showing L. innocua contamination according to abattoir, season variation and sampling site (n = 200)

From: Isolation, discrimination, and molecular detection of Listeria species from slaughtered cattle in Namwala District, Zambia

Variable

L. innocua

P-value

Contaminated (%)

Not-contaminated (%)

Abattoir

  1

8 (4.0)

32 (16.0)

0.2612

  2

2 (1.0)

38 (19.0)

  3

1 (0.5)

39 (19.5)

  4

0 (0.0)

40 (20.0)

  5

3 (1.5)

37 (18.5)

  Total

14 (7.0)

186 (93.0)

Seasonal variation

  Dry

3 (1.5)

97 (48.5)

0.0101

  Wet

10 (5.0)

90 (45.0)

  Total

13 (6.5)

187 (93.5)

Sampling Site

  External

6 (3.0)

94 (47.0)

0.8574

  Internal

8 (4.0)

92 (46.0)

  Total

14 (7.0)

186 (93.0)