Table 3.
Results of cELISA, nPCR, IFAT and blood film for detection of T. equi and/or B. caballi in horses and donkeys
| Animal | No. of tested animals | cELISA | nPCR | IFAT | Blood film | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. equi | B. caballi | T. equi | B. caballi | T. equi | B. caballi | Equine piroplasmosis | |||||||||
| No. of positive | Infection (%) | No. of positive | Infection (%) | No. of positive | Infection (%) | No. of positive | Infection (%) | No. of positive | Infection (%) | No. of positive | Infection (%) | No. of positive | Infection (%) | ||
| Horses | 88 | 13 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 36.4 | 17 | 19.3 | 21 | 23.9 | 15 | 17.0 | 10 | 11.4 |
| Donkeys | 51 | 12 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 43.1 | 8 | 15.7 | 16 | 31.4 | 16 | 31.4 | 9 | 17.8 |
| EP | 139 | 25 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 38.8 | 25 | 18 | 37 | 26.6 | 31 | 22.3 | 19 | 13.6 |
| χ2 | 0.040 | – | 1.852 | 3.240 | 0.676 | 0.032 | 0.053 | ||||||||
| Sig. | 0.841 | – | 0.174 | 0.072 | 0.411 | 0.857 | 0.819 | ||||||||
Data was analyzed by χ2 and Sig. represents statistical significance for P < 0.05