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Table 1 Epidemiological data and prevalence of E. ruminantium infection in cattle included in the study

From: Detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium infection in cattle in Cameroon

Characteristics

Location

Total/positive/%

p value (from Chi square)

SDR no. examined/positive/%

UFR no. examined/positive/%

Total

82/11/13.4

100/1/1

182/12/6.6

0.001

Sex

 Female

22/2/9.1

69/1/1.4

91/3/3.3

0.073

 Male

60/9/15

31/0/0

91/9/9.9

 

Breed

 Gudali (Zebu)

76/10/13.2

100/1/1

176/11/6.3

0.312

 Simgouda

6/1/16.7

0/0/0

6/1/16.7

 

Clinical status

 Apparently healthy

72/10/13.9

100/1/1

172/11/6.4

0.655

 Suspected heartwater

10/1/10

0/0/0

10/1/10

 

Age range (months)

 < 9

0/0/0

7/0/0

7/0/0

 

 9–24

53/8/15.1

45/0/0

98/8/8.2

 

 > 24

29/3/10.3

48/1/2.1

77/4/5.2

 

Tick control

 Intensive

82/11/13.4

0/0/0

82/11/13.4

0.001

 Strategic

0/0/0

100/1/1

100/1/1

 

Management system

 Semi-intensive

82/11/13.4

0/0/0

82/11/13.4

0.001

 Extensive

0/0/0

100/1/1

100/1/1

 

 Tick infestation

+++

+

  

 Mean A. variegatum count/cattle

2

10

  
  1. +++, heavy tick infestation; +, sparse tick infestation; (%), prevalence
  2. SDR SODEPA Dumbo ranch, UFR upper farms ranch, ANAPRI Associazione Nazionale Allevatori Pezzata Rossa Italiana, UNIUD Università di Udine, Italiana, MINEPIA Ministere de L’Elevage, des Peches et des Industries Animales (MINEPIA), Cameroon
  3. aTrade name of SODEPA for a synthetic breed of cattle which SODEPA has obtained in partnership with ANAPRI/UNIUD and MINEPIA