Molecular prevalence of trypanosome infections in cattle and tsetse flies in the Maasai Steppe, northern Tanzania

Parasites & Vectors

Table 3 Prevalence of trypanosome infections in the study population of cattle by village, age and sex

Category	Sub-category	No. of cattle screened	No. of trypanosome infections	Prevalence (%)	χ ²	P-value
Village	Emboreet	340	41	12.1	21.42	0.0003
	Kimotorok	200	41	20.5
	Loiborsiret	200	36	18.0
	Loibor-soit-A	60	21	35.0
	Ortukai	202	33	16.3
	Total	1002	172	17.2
Age (years)	< 2	301	51	16.9	32.91	0.0631
	2–6	484	79	16.3
	6–10	212	40	18.9
	> 10	5	2	40.0
	Total	1002	172	17.2
Sex	Female	716	125	17.5	0.15	0.6977
	Male	286	47	16.4
	Total	1002	172	17.2

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