Table 2. Seasonal prevalence and distribution of diagnosed parasitic diseases in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, from 2013 to 2018.
| Disease classification | Disease | Season % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| summer | autumn | winter | Spring | ||
| HP | Anaplasmosis | 17 (21.3) | 36 (45) | 17 (21.3) | 10 (12.5) |
| PP | Babesiosis | 15 (24.2) | 25 (40.3) | 15 (24.2) | 7 (11.3) |
| FP | Crhysomia bezziana | 0 | 18 (85.7) | 3 (14.3) | 0 |
| PP | Coccidiosis | 3 (14.3) | 2 (9.5) | 0 | 16 (76.2) |
| FP | Cochliomia hominivorax | 0 | 2 (100) | 0 | 0 |
| IP | Distomatosis | 0 | 1 (25) | 0 | 3 (75) |
| EP | Goat mange | 3 (33.3) | 0 | 0 | 6 (66.7) |
| EP | Sheep scab | 656 (18.5) | 2067 (58.2) | 258 (8) | 544 (15.3) |
| Total | 694 (18.5) | 2151 (73.3) | 293 (7.8) | 586 (15.6) | |
DO: Disease occurrence; HP: hemoparasite; PP: Protozoa parasite; FP: fly parasite; IP: endoparasite; EP: ectoparasite. Disease variables were compared within seasons. X2 = 147.591, p-value = 0.001.