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) |  |  |