Table 1.
Prevalence of Babesia spp., Theileria spp., and Anaplasma spp. infections and co-infections in relation to LSD status.
| Number | Babesia | Theileria | Anaplasma | Babesia/Theileria | Babesia/Anaplasma | Theileria/Anaplasma | X2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSD-Positive | 148 | 80∗ (54.05%)∗∗ | 6 (4.05%) | 24 (16.22%) | 0 (0%) | 8 (5.41%) | 4 (2.70%) | 27.20 | 0.018 |
| LSD-Negative | 122 | 6 (4.92%) | 6 (4.92%) | 12 (9.84%) | 2 (1.64%) | 6 (4.92%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Total | 270 | 86 | 12 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
The chi-square statistic is 27.1954. The p-value is .01811. The result is significant at p < .05.
∗
Number of infected animals.
∗∗
Percentage of the infected animals out of the total examined animals.