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Table 2 Prevalence of tsetse transmitted trypanosomes as revealed by ITS1 PCR detection method in cattle samples during an outbreak of cattle trypanosomiasis in the Blue Nile State, Sudan

From: An outbreak of bovine trypanosomiasis in the Blue Nile State, Sudan

Trypanosoma spp. infection

Prevalence (%)

Tc + Tbb + Ts + Tv

1 (0.7)

Tc + Tbb + Ts

5 (3.5)

Tc + Tbb + Tv

1 (0.7)

Tbb +Ts + Tv

7 (5.0)

Ts + Tv + Tc

1 (0.7)

Tc + Tbb

6 (4.3)

Tc +Ts

6 (4.3)

Tc + Tv

5 (3.5)

Tb + Ts

5 (3.5)

Tb + Tv

5 (3.5)

Ts+ Tv

0

Tc

2 (1.4)

Tb

22 (15.6)

Ts

6 (4.3)

Tv

8 (5.7)

Overall prevalence of each species

 

Tbb

36.9% (52/141)

Ts

22% (31/141)

Tv

20% (28/141)

Tc

19% (27/141)

Overall prevalence of all species

56.7% (80/141)

  1. Tc, Tbb, Ts and Tv represent T. congolense, T. b. brucei, T. simiae and T. vivax respectively.