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Table 4 Statistically significant most and least likely infection patterns of the study

From: Tick-borne pathogens of zoonotic and veterinary importance in Nigerian cattle

Infection pattern

No. of observations

95 % Confidence interval

(A) Significantly most likely infection pattern (P < 0.001)

 Tm + Tt + Tv

79

10 – 44

 Am + AspO + Tm + Tt + Tv

42

0 – 20

 Am + AspO

33

1 – 22

 AspO

30

3 – 28

 Am + AspO + Tm + Tt + Tv + Bb

12

0 – 5

 Ap + Tm + Tt + Tv

12

0 – 7

 Am + Ac + AspO + Tm + Tt + Tv

10

0 – 5

 Am + Ac

8

0–7

 Am + Ac + AspO

7

0 – 6

 R

6

0 – 5

(B) Significantly least likely infection patterns (P < 0.001)

 Am + Tm

7

11 – 46

 Tm + Tt

6

8 – 44

 AspO + Tm

5

6 – 38

 Tv

1

10 – 47

 Am + Tm + Tt

1

4 – 32

 Am + Tv

0

4 – 30

 AspO + Tv

0

3 – 33

 Tt

0

3 – 31

 Tt + Tv

0

2 – 30

 Am + Tt + Tv

0

1 – 24

 Am + Tt

0

1 – 23

  1. Abbreviations: Ac, Anaplasma centrale; Am, Anaplasma marginale; Ap, Anaplasma platys; AspO, Anaplasma sp. (Omatjenne); Er, Ehrlichia ruminantium; R, Rickettsia spp. (R. massiliae according to 16S rDNA sequencing); Bb, Babesia bigemina; Tm, Theileria mutans; Tt, Theileria taurotragi; Tv, Theileria velifera