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Table 3 Results of cELISA, nPCR, IFAT and blood film for detection of T. equi and/or B. caballi in horses and donkeys

From: Assessment of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in equine populations in Egypt by molecular, serological and hematological approaches

Animal

No. of tested animals

cELISA

nPCR

IFAT

Blood film

T. equi

B. caballi

T. equi

B. caballi

T. equi

B. caballi

Equine piroplasmosis

No. of positive

Infection (%)

No. of positive

Infection (%)

No. of positive

Infection (%)

No. of positive

Infection (%)

No. of positive

Infection (%)

No. of positive

Infection (%)

No. of positive

Infection (%)

Horses

88

13

14.8

0

0

32

36.4

17

19.3

21

23.9

15

17.0

10

11.4

Donkeys

51

12

23.5

0

0

22

43.1

8

15.7

16

31.4

16

31.4

9

17.8

EP

139

25

18.0

0

0

54

38.8

25

18

37

26.6

31

22.3

19

13.6

χ2

 

0.040

 

–

 

1.852

 

3.240

 

0.676

 

0.032

 

0.053

 

Sig.

 

0.841

 

–

 

0.174

 

0.072

 

0.411

 

0.857

 

0.819

 
  1. Data was analyzed by χ2 and Sig. represents statistical significance for P < 0.05