Table 1.
Trypanosome infections according to animal species.
| Animal species | NE | RDT+ (%) | T+ (%) | PCR results |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB+ (%) | TBG+ (%) | ||||
| Goat | 267 | 53 (19.8) | 28 (10.4) | 66 (24.7) | 8 (3.0) |
| Sheep | 181 | 37 (20.4) | 13 (7.2) | 44 (24.3) | 5 (2.8) |
| Dog | 154 | 29 (18.8) | 13 (8.4) | 32 (20.8) | 4 (2.6) |
| Pig | 67 | 11 (16.4) | 6 (8.9) | 8 (11.9) | 1 (1.5) |
| Total | 669 | 130 (19.4) | 60 (9.0) | 150 (22.4) | 18 (2.7) |
| χ2 | – | 2.09 | 1.51 | 5.65 | 1.03 |
| p-value | – | 0.91 | 0.68 | 0.13 | 0.96 |
NE: Number of animals examined; RDT: Rapid diagnosis test; T+: trypanosome infections revealed by capillary tube centrifugation; TB+: trypanosomes of the subgenus Trypanozoon: TBG: Trypanosoma brucei gambiense.