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Table 5 Epidemiological parameters associated to Anaplasma marginale infection in buffaloes detected by msp1β qPCR (Chi-square test)

From: Epidemiology and genotyping of Anaplasma marginale and co-infection with piroplasms and other Anaplasmataceae in cattle and buffaloes from Egypt

Parameter

n/N

%

χ2

P-value

Sex

Male

11/35

31.4

0.0099

0.9207

Female

14/50

28.0

Age

≤ 1 year

11/42

26.2

3.7649

0.2880

≤ 3 years

7/14

50.0

≤ 5 years

2/6

33.3

≥ 5 years

5/23

21.7

Season

Hot months

25/81

30.0

0.5783

0.4470

Non-hot months

0/4

0

Locality

Middle Egypt

6/23

26.1

0.0201

0.8872

Upper Egypt

19/62

30.7

  1. Abbreviations: n, number positive; N, total number
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