Table 5.
Pooled prevalence of TBPs detected in sheep from Egypt and prevalence variation in relation to the species detected.
| Parameter | No. Data Sets | No. Tested | No. Positive | Pooled Estimate % Based on 95% CI | Heterogeneity I2% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babesia | 3 | 279 | 14 | 3.8 (0.4–8.1) | 79.1 |
| B. bovis | 3 | 279 | 12 | 2.7 (0.7–6.2) | 79.4 |
| B. bigemina | 1 | 105 | 2 | 1.9 (0.7–4.5) | N/A |
| B. ovis | 1 | 66 | 6 | 9.1 (2.2–16.0) | N/A |
| Theileria | 3 | 281 | 33 | 11 (2.3–19.7) | 83.2 |
| T. annulata | 1 | 108 | 22 | 20.4 (12.8–28.0) | N/A |
| T. ovis | 2 | 173 | 10 | 5.3 (1.8–8.8) | 5.8 |
| T. lestoquardi | 1 | 115 | 1 | 0.9 (−0.8–2.6) | N/A |
| Anaplasma | 4 | 599 | 106 | 16.1 (6.6–23.5) | 89.4 |
| A. marginale | 2 | 178 | 4 | 2.0 (0.0–4.1) | 0.0 |
| A. ovis | 3 | 536 | 61 | 7.1 (1.0–15.1) | 93.6 |
| A. phagocytophilum | 1 | 120 | 12 | 10.0 (4.6–15.4) | N/A |
| A. platys | 1 | 120 | 2 | 1.7 (0.6–4.0) | N/A |
| A. platys-like | 1 | 58 | 1 | 1.7 (−1.6–5.1) | N/A |
| Anaplasma spp. | 1 | 120 | 20 | 16.7 (10.0–23.3) | N/A |
| Bartonella | 2 | 96 | 3 | 3.1 (−3.3–9.6) | 58.6 |
| Borrelia theileri | 1 | 58 | 2 | 3.4 (1.2–8.1) | NA |
| Rickettsia | 2 | 168 | 30 | 13.7 (−12.1–39.6) | 97.2 |
| C. burnetti | 6 | 369 | 94 | 45.3 (9.5–81.2) | 99.5 |