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Table 1 Univariate analysis for the association of potential risk factors with Theileria sp. infection among sheep in Barka, Oman

From: A comparative study of single Theileria lestoquardi and mixed infections with Theileria ovis

Variables

Number (%)

PCR

Chi-square test

P-value

Positive

n = 75 (19.2%)

Negative

n = 315 (80.8%)

Sex

 Male

64 (16.4)

18 (28.1)

46 (71.9)

3.90

0.05

 Female

326 (83.6)

57 (17.5)

269 (82.5)

  

Age

 Less than 1 year

122 (31.3)

19 (15.6)

103 (84.4)

3.02

0.22

 1–2 years

106 (27.2)

26 (24.5)

80 (75.5)

  

 More than 2 years

162 (41.5)

30 (18.5)

132 (81.5)

  

Breeda

 Exotic

75 (19.2)

27 (36)

48 (64)

18.86

0.001

 Cross-bred

24 (6.2)

1 (4.2)

23 (95.8)

  

 Indigenous

291( 64.6)

47 (16.2)

244 (83.8)

  

Presence of ticks

 Yes

178 (45.6)

37 (20.8)

141 (79.2)

0.51

0.48

 No

212 (54.4)

38 (17.9)

174 (82.1)

  

Lymph node

 Normal

135 (34.6)

30 (22.2)

105 (77.8)

1.19

0.28

 Enlarged

255 (65.4)

45 (17.6)

210 (82.4)

  

Mucous membrane color

 Normal

334 (85.6)

63 (18.9)

271 (81.1)

0.20

0.65

 Pale

56 (14.4)

12 (21.4)

44 (78.6)

  
  1. aSignificant difference