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Table 2 Comparison of prevalence of T. parva per location, age and sex with the three different tests performed

From: Tick-borne haemoparasites in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) from two wildlife areas in Northern Botswana

Parameter

 

RLB

IFAT

qPCR

Wildlife area

CNP

33/64 (51.6%)

39/60 (65.0%)

49/63 (77.8%)

OD

39/56 (69.6%)

41/48 (85.4%)

47/56 (83.9%)

Age

Young

19/38 (50.0%)

26/36 (72.2%)

27/38 (71.1%)

Adult

48/77 (62.3%)

54/71 (76.1%)

66/77 (85.7%)

Sex

Male

23/45 (51.1%)

31/43 (72.1%)

37/45 (82.2%)

Female

44/70 (62.9%)

49/64 (76.6%)

57/70 (81.4%)

  1. Boldfaced values indicate a significant difference between test results for a given parameter (p ≤ 0.05).