Table 2. Percent of vectors from each habitat that tested positive by PCR for 11 different types of vertebrate DNA.
Vertebrate host | N | Domestic | Peri-domestic | Likelihood ratio | p-value* |
% | % | Chi Square | |||
Human | 13 | 41 | 2 | 22.14 | <0.0001 |
Cow | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1.65 | n.s. |
Chicken | 18 | 7 | 31 | 7.06 | <0.01 |
Pig | 34 | 34 | 46 | 1.05 | n.s. |
Guinea pig | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0.16 | n.s. |
Goat | 11 | 7 | 17 | 1.89 | n.s. |
Dog | 24 | 41 | 23 | 2.93 | n.s. |
Donkey, cat, sheep, or mouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
No blood sources detected | 12 | 10 | 17 | 0.75 | n.s. |
Probability a blood source is randomly distributed between domestic and peri-domestic habitat types.