Table 6.
Risk factors associated with infection with “Candidatus Anaplasma camelli” in blood collected from camels in north-western Nigeria
| Parameter | n | Total no. infected (%) | Study location | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kano | Jigawa | Sokoto | ||||||
| No. examined | No. infected (%) | No. examined | No. infected (%) | No. examined | No. infected (%) | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 116 | 41 (35.34) | 61 | 31 (50.82) | 19 | 7 (36.84) | 36 | 3 (8.33) |
| Female | 60 | 30 (50.00) | 31 | 24 (77.41) | 10 | 4 (40.0) | 19 | 2 (10.53) |
| Total | 176 | 71 (40.34) | 92 | 55 (59.78) | 29 | 11 (37.93) | 55 | 5 (9.09) |
| Age | ||||||||
| < 5 years | 66 | 20 (30.30) | 21 | 15 (71.43) | 7 | 2 (28.57) | 38 | 3 (7.89) |
| > 5 years | 110 | 51 (46.36) | 71 | 40 (56.34) | 22 | 9 (40.91) | 17 | 2 (11.76) |
| Total | 176 | 71 (40.34) | 92 | 55 (59.78) | 29 | 11 (37.93) | 55 | 5 (9.09) |
| Body condition | ||||||||
| Poor | 10 | 4 (40.00) | 7 | 3 (42.86) | 3 | 1 (33.33) | 3 | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 158 | 66 (41.77) | 81 | 52 (64.19) | 25 | 10 (40.0) | 47 | 4 (8.51) |
| Good | 8 | 1 (12.50) | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 (0) | 5 | 1 (20.0) |
| Total | 176 | 71 (40.34) | 92 | 55 (59.78) | 29 | 11 (37.93) | 55 | 5 (9.09) |
| Presence of ticks | ||||||||
| Yes | 92 | 42 (45.65) | 60 | 35 (58.33) | 18 | 6 (33.33) | 14 | 1 (7.14) |
| No | 84 | 29 (34.52) | 32 | 20 (62.5) | 11 | 5 (45.45) | 41 | 4 (9.76) |
| Total | 176 | 71 (40.34) | 92 | 55 (59.78) | 29 | 11 (37.93) | 55 | 5 (9.09) |
Abbreviation: n, total number