Table 2. PCR screening results for different parasites in four different agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra state, India.
Nb. Column totals for each individual TBP include all types of infections (e.g. 7 positive T annulata may have occurred singly, or in co-infections with other parasites).
| Agro-climatic zone | Total samples | Number of positive samples for | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥1 parasite | T. annulata | T. orientalis | B. bigemina | B. bovis | Anaplasma spp. | ||
| Eastern Vidarbha Zone | 153 | 96 (62.7%) | 7 (13.2%) | 3 (1.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 92 (60.1%) |
| Moderate Rainfall Zone | 158 | 67 (42.4%) | 33 (20.9%) | 17 (10.8%) | 4 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 33 (20.8%) |
| Assured Rainfall Zone | 339 | 213 (62.8%) | 100 (29.5%) | 40 (11.8%) | 3 (0.9%) | 5 (1.5%) | 182 (53.1%) |
| Scarcity Zone | 402 | 262 (65.1%) | 26 (6.5%) | 32 (7.7%) | 7 (1.7%) | 27 (6.7%) | 254 (63.2%) |
| Total | 1052 | 638 (60.6%) | 166 (15.8%) | 92 (8.7%) | 14 (1.3%) | 32 (3.0%) | 561 (53.3%) |