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Table 5 Distribution of trypanosome infections across seasons

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

Species

Total no. of infections

No. of infections (%)

χ 2

P-value

End of wet season

Dry season

Beginning of wet season

T. vivax

100

11.9 (48)

10 (40)

6 (12)

5.25

0.072

T. congolense

18

2.49 (10)

1 (4)

2 (4)

2.58

0.275

T. brucei

50

5.47 (22)

3 (12)

8 (16)

7.36

0.025

T. simiae

47

6.22 (25)

4 (16)

3 (6)

3.81

0.149

T. theileri

24

3.98 (16)

1.5 (6)

1 (2)

7.36

0.025