Molecular identification and prevalence of trypanosomes in cattle distributed within the Jebba axis of the River Niger, Kwara state, Nigeria

Table 5 Parametric prevalence of trypanosome infection based on location, herd size and travel history to endemic zones (June 2019)

Category	Subcategory	No. of herds screened	No. of herd(s) infected	Prevalence (%)	X²	P-value
Location (Km) (distance from the River Niger	Far (> 3 km)	20	1	5.0	11.638	0.001
	Close (≤ 3 km)	16	9	56.2
	Total	36	10	27.8
Herd size	Large ≥ 200	15	5	33.3	0.396	0.529
	Small < 200	21	5	23.8
	Total	36	10	27.8
Travel history to endemic areas	Endemic	8	4	50.0	2.532	0.112
	Not endemic	28	6	21.4
	Total	36	10	27.8

Travel history: Kaduna, Ogun, Oyo, Jos, Benue and Delta. χ² = Chi-square test of association was carried out at 95% confidence interval

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