Table 2.
Results concerning impact of region on incidence: cases of Babesia bovis Babesia bigemina and Anaplasma marginale cattle infections
| Pathogens | Region | Bovines-months | Number of new cases (new infections per 100 bovines) | 95% confidence interval (%) | Chi2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babesia bovis | South | 139 | 6 (4.32) | (0.94–7.70) | 95.1374 |
| East | 127 | 3 (2.36) | (0.0–5.00) | ||
| West | 141 | 14 (9.93) | (5.00–14.86) | ||
| North | 224 | 90 (40.18) | (33.75–46.60) | ||
| Centre | 416 | 47 (11.30) | (8.26–4.34) | ||
| Total | 1046 | 160 (15.3) | (13.11–17.48) | ||
| Babesia bigemina | South | 132 | 31 (23.48) | (16.25–30.71) | 14.107 |
| North | 51 | 29 (56.86) | (43.27–70.45) | ||
| East | 133 | 29 (21.80) | (14.79–28.82) | ||
| West | 200 | 62 (31) | (24.59–37.41) | ||
| Centre | 301 | 112 (37.2) | (30.78–41.48) | ||
| Total | 817 | 263 (32.19) | (28.98–35.39) | ||
| Anaplasma marginale | North | 73 | 35 (47.94) | (39.42–56.47) | 63.436 |
| East | 118 | 2 (1.70) | (0.00–4.02) | ||
| West | 76 | 36 (47.37) | (36.14–58.59) | ||
| South | 210 | 26 (12.38) | (7.82–16.94) | ||
| Centre | 311 | 105 (33.76) | (28.60–39.14) | ||
| Total | 788 | 204 (25.88) | (24.05–30.26 |
P value Babesia bovis. < 0.0001, P value Babesia bigemina < 0.007, P value Anaplasma marginale. < 0.0001