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 |  |  |