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Table 4 Average PCV of the animals according to their status in the different diagnostic tests

From: Epidemiology of Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma vivax in domestic animals from selected districts of Tigray and Afar regions, Northern Ethiopia

Test

Species

% PCV non-infected ± SD a

% PCV infected ± SD a

Regression coefficient value

t b

P c

mHCT

Camels

25.8 ± 3.53

21.5 ± 2.53

−4.23

−6.50

<0.001*

Cattle

25.9 ± 5.25

24.9 ± 5.49

−0.97

−1.07

0.287

CATT/T.evansi

Camels

25.9 ± 3.46

23.8 ± 3.87

−2.09

−5.59

<0.001*

Cattle

26.6 ± 5.69

24.6 ± 4.19

−2.02

−4.20

<0.001*

Equines

33.6 ± 6.3

27.9 ± 7.9

−5.71

−2.56

0.012*

Goats

26.7 ± 5.84

24.9 ± 4.57

−1.79

−1.73

0.084

Sheep

25.1 ± 5.57

22.9 ± 6.11

−2.12

−1.77

0.088

RoTat 1.2 PCR

Camels

25.0 ± 3.49

23.7 ± 3.81

−2.16

−5.39

<0.001*

Cattle

25.8 ± 5.25

26.3 ± 5.56

0.53

0.54

0.591

Equines

33.2 ± 6.6

33.1 ± 7.1

−0.98

−0.05

0.960

Goats

26.5 ± 5.68

23.3 ± 5.89

−3.29

−1.79

0.074

Sheep

24.8 ± 5.71

25.5 ± 3.89

0.74

0.26

0.796

TvPRAC

Camels

25.7 ± 3.57

23.8 ± 3.77

−1.89

−2.65

0.008*

Cattle

25.9 ± 5.30

23.1 ± 2.91

−2.83

−1.92

0.056

Equines

33.2 ± 6.6

33.2 ± 5

−0.003

0.00

0.999

Goats

26.4 ± 5.71

26.9 ± 6.30

0.543

0.26

0.792

Sheep

24.8 ± 5.70

23.8 ± 4.33

−1.05

−0.36

0.716

  1. aSD: standard deviation.
  2. bt: Student’s t distribution value.
  3. cP: probability.
  4. *Statistically significant reduction in PCV.