Table 2 Prevalence of infection among camels with tick-borne pathogens according to sex and age
From: Ticks and associated pathogens in camels (Camelus dromedarius) from Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
Category | Hepatozoon canis | Ehrlichia canis | Anaplasma platys | Anaplasma phagocytophilum | Anaplasma sp. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | Positive (%) | Positive (%) | Positive (%) | Positive (%) | Positive (%) | |
Sex | ||||||
 Male (n = 56) | – | 1 (1.8) | 3 (5.4) | – | – | 4 (7.1) |
 Female (n = 114) | 1 (0.9) | – | 6 (5.3) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 9 (7.9) |
Age | ||||||
 ≤ 1 year (n = 18) | – | – | 1 (5.6) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (5.6) | 3 (16.7) |
 1–5 years (n = 106) | 1 (0.9) | – | 3 (2.8) | 1 (0.9) | – | 5 (4.7) |
 6–15 years (n = 46) | – | 1 (2.2) | 5 (10.9) | – | – | 6 (13) |