Table 2.
The prevalence according to the age groups and sex and geographic distribution of Trypanosoma evansi in examined camels of South East Iran (n = 369)
| No. of examined | Prevalence (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animals | C.S. | TBS | MCT | |
| Geographic distribution | ||||
| N | 178 | 10.1 | 1.6 | 17.61 |
| C | 83 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 4.07 |
| S | 108 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 4.07 |
| Age (year)a | ||||
| <2 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 2–4 | 83 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 5.15 |
| >4b | 36 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 23.3 |
| Sexc | ||||
| M | 164 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 6.23 |
| F | 205 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 19.51 |
| Total | 369 | 15.8 | 4.6 | 25.75 |
C center, Cl. Si. clinical signs, F female, M male, MCT mercuric chloride test, N north, S south, TBS thin blood sample
aχ2 = 7.333 (P = 0.026)
bχ2 = 7.360 (P = 0.025)
cχ2 = 0.461 (P > 0.05)