Volume 9, Number 1—January 2003
Research
Foot and Mouth Disease in Livestock and Reduced Cryptosporidiosis in Humans, England and Wales
William J. Smerdon*, Tom Nichols*, Rachel M. Chalmers†, Hilary Heine*, and Mark Reacher*
Table 5
Rate ratios associated with foot-and-mouth-disease epidemic, England and Wales, 2000
| Region | Rate ratio | 95% confidence intervals | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest |
0.37 |
0.20 to 0.69 |
0.001 |
| Eastern |
0.57 |
0.31 to 1.06 |
0.08 |
| Northern and Yorkshire |
0.60 |
0.32 to 1.11 |
0.10 |
| Southeast |
0.66 |
0.36 to 1.21 |
0.17 |
| London |
0.67 |
0.35 to 1.31 |
0.24 |
| Southwest |
0.72 |
0.39 to 1.34 |
0.30 |
| Trent |
0.90 |
0.48 to 1.68 |
0.74 |
| West Midlands |
0.90 |
0.48 to 1.69 |
0.75 |
| Wales |
0.70 |
0.37 to 1.33 |
0.28 |
| Total (England and Wales) | 0.65 | 0.53 to 0.80 | 0.001 |
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