Table 3. Percentage distribution of parasitic diseases in various local municipalities in the Eastern Cape from 2013 to 2018.
| Local Municipality | Livestock species | Causative agents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP% | FP% | HP% | IP% | P% | Total count | P-value | ||
| Amahlathi | Bovine | - | 21(41.2) | 19(37.3) | - | 11(21.6) | 51(1.4) | 0.001 |
| Ovine | 8(100) | - | - | - | - | 9(100) | 0.001 | |
| Caprine | 9(100) | - | - | - | - | 9(0.2) | 0.001 | |
| Buffalo city | Ovine | - | - | - | - | 14(100) | 14(0.4) | - |
| Dr Beyers Naude | Ovine | 1554(100) | - | - | - | - | 1554(41.5) | - |
| Elundini | Ovine | 49(100) | - | - | - | - | 49(1.3) | - |
| Intsika yethu | Bovine | - | - | 1(100) | - | - | 1(.0.02) | - |
| Ovine | 3(13.6) | - | - | 3(13.6) | 16(72.7) | 22(0.6) | - | |
| Inxuba yethemba | Ovine | 544(100) | - | - | - | - | 544(14.5) | 0.001 |
| Lukhanji | Bovine | - | - | 2(100) | - | - | 2(0.1) | 0.001 |
| Ovine | 45(100) | - | - | - | - | 45(1.2) | 0.001 | |
| Makana | Bovine | - | - | 15(28.3) | - | 38(71.7) | 53(1.4) | 0.001 |
| Ovine | 1300(100) | - | - | - | - | 1300(34.7) | 0.001 | |
| Mbhashe | Bovine | - | - | 32(94.1) | - | 2(5.9) | 34(0.9) | 0.001 |
| Ovine | 2(66.7) | - | - | 1(33.3) | - | 3(0.1) | 0.001 | |
| Mnquma | Bovine | - | - | - | - | 1(100) | 1(0.02) | 0.001 |
| Ovine | 26(100) | - | - | - | - | 26(0.7) | 0.001 | |
| Nelson Mandela Bay | Bovine | - | - | - | - | 1(100) | 1(0.02) | 0.157 0.157 |
| Ovine | 1(100) | - | - | - | - | 1(0.02) | ||
| Raymond Mhlaba | Bovine | - | - | - | - | 1(100) | 1(0.02) | 0.001 |
| Ovine | 2(16.7) | - | 10(83.3) | - | - | 12(0.3) | 0.001 | |
| Sakhisizwe | Ovine | 18(100) | - | - | - | - | 18(0.5) | 0.001 |
HP: hemoparasite; EP: ectoparasite; FP: fly parasite; IP: endoparasite; P: protozoa parasite. p-value >0.05 is significant.