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Table 2 Trypanosomiasis by animal species as detected by either PCR or wet mount smears

From: Prevalence of Trypanosoma evansi in livestock in Palestine

Animal species

No. positive (%)

No. negative

Total

P-valuea

Camel

26 (30)

60

86

< 0.00001

Horse

8 (17)

38

46

1

Donkey

3 (11)

25

28

0.43

Mule

1 (50)

1

2

0.32

Sheep

2 (4)

47

49

0.0034

Goat

6 (13)

42

48

0.4

Total

46 (18)

213

259

 
  1. aFisher’s exact test
  2. Note: Chi-square followed by post-hoc pairwise Fisher’s exact tests, with a level of significance at < 0.05