Table 5

Seasonality of stx-detection in feces of examined cattle expressed in Odds Ratios

Odds =1


seasons

spring

summer

autumn

winter


spring

X

0.61*

0.43***

0.63*

summer

1.64*

X

0.70t

1.02

autumn

2.35***

1.43t

X

1.47*

winter

1.60*

0.98

0.68*

X


spring: February, March, April

summer: May, June, July

autumn: August, September, October

winter: November, December, January

*** p-value < 0.001

*: p-value < 0.05

t: tendency, p-value < 0.1

Menrath et al. Gut Pathogens 2010 2:7   doi:10.1186/1757-4749-2-7

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