Table 1 Prevalence of trypanosome species in indigenous dogs of Mambwe district, eastern Zambia, by LAMP
Chiefdom | N° of dogs | Mean PCV (%) of infected dogs | Infected with | Overall prevalence of infection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  | T. c | T. b. b | T. b. r | T. c + T. b. b | T. c + T. b. r |  |
Kakumbi | 36 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0.0% (0.0 – 0.0%) |
Malama | 30 | 30 ± 14.1 | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 3 (10.0%) (0.0 – 21.4%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 2 (6.7%) (0.0 – 16.1%) | 16.7% (2.5 – 30.8%) |
Msoro | 53 | N/A | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 0.0% (0.0 – 0.0%) |
Munkanya | 50 | 27.7 ± 8.4 | 2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) | 2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) | 1 (2.0%) (0.0 – 6.0%) | 2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) | 2 (4.0%) (0.0 – 9.6%) | 18.0% (7.0 – 29.0%) |
Nsefu | 68 | 32 ± 5.7 | 1 (1.5%) (0.0 – 4.4%) | 2 (2.9%) (0.0 – 7.1%) | 2 (2.9%) (0.0 – 7.1%) | 0 (0.0%) (0.0 – 0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) (0.0 – 4.4%) | 8.8% (1.9 – 15.7%) |
Total | 237 | 29 ± 9.4 | 3 (1.3%) (0.0 - 2.7%) | 4 (1.7%) (0.0 – 3.3%) | 6 (2.5%) (0.5 – 4.5%) | 2 (0.8%) (0.0 – 2.0%) | 5 (2.1%) (0.3 – 4.0%) | 8.4% (4.9 – 12.0%) |