Table 1.
Prevalence of trypanosome species in indigenous dogs of Mambwe district, eastern Zambia, by LAMP
| Chiefdom | N° of dogs | Mean PCV (%) of infected dogs | Infected with | Overall prevalence of infection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
|
T. c |
T. b. b |
T. b. r |
T. c + T. b. b |
T. c + T. b. r |
|
|
Kakumbi |
36 |
N/A |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0.0% (0.0 – 0.0%) |
|
Malama |
30 |
30 ± 14.1 |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
3 (10.0%) (0.0 – 21.4%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
2 (6.7%) (0.0 – 16.1%) |
16.7% (2.5 – 30.8%) |
|
Msoro |
53 |
N/A |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
0.0% (0.0 – 0.0%) |
|
Munkanya |
50 |
27.7 ± 8.4 |
2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) |
2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) |
1 (2.0%) (0.0 – 6.0%) |
2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) |
2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) |
18.0% (7.0 – 29.0%) |
|
Nsefu |
68 |
32 ± 5.7 |
1 (1.5%) (0.0 – 4.4%) |
2 (2.9%) (0.0 – 7.1%) |
2 (2.9%) (0.0 – 7.1%) |
0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) |
1 (1.5%) (0.0 – 4.4%) |
8.8% (1.9 – 15.7%) |
| Total | 237 | 29 ± 9.4 | 3 (1.3%) (0.0 - 2.7%) | 4 (1.7%) (0.0 – 3.3%) | 6 (2.5%) (0.5 – 4.5%) | 2 (0.8%) (0.0 – 2.0%) |
5 (2.1%) (0.3 – 4.0%) |
8.4% (4.9 – 12.0%) |
N/A: Not applicable; T. c: Trypanosoma congolense; T. b. b: Trypanosoma brucei brucei; T. b. r: Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense.