*Risk zone: H = high risk for anthrax, L = low risk for anthrax determined by Chikerema et al. (2013)
Source: 1 – Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority, 2011; 2 - (Clegg, Turnbull, Foggin, & Lindeque, 2007); 3 – OIE 1997.
†There was no significant difference (p= 0.852) in anthrax seropositivity between lions in high and those in low anthrax risk zones, and between lions in protected areas and those in captive game parks (p = 0.951).
Table 2: Comparison of serological assays for anthrax in African lions from low and high anthrax region in Zimbabwe by anti-protective antigen (PA) ELISA and toxin neutralization assay (TNA).