Table 4.
Results of mPCR using Theileria equi, Babesia caballi, Babesia bovis, and Babesia bigemina specific primers.
| Number of positive camel samples by cPCR | Number of negative camel samples by mPCR | Single infection | Mixed infection | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. equi | B. bovis | T. equi with B. caballi | T. equi with B. bovis | T. equi with B.bovis and B. bigemina | B.bovis with B. bigemina | ||||||||
| N (%) | (95% CI) | N (%) | (95%CI) | N (%) | (95%CI) | N (%) | (95%CI) | N (%) | (95%CI) | N (%) | (95%CI) | ||
| 203 | 87 | 84 (41%) | (34–48%) | 9 (4%) | (1–7%) | 11 (5.4%) | (2–8%) | 10 (5%) | (2–8%) | One sample (0.5%) | (0.5–1.5%) | One sample (0.5%) | (0.5–1.5%) |
N, number of camels.