Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Faecal Shedding of Cryptosporidium Oocysts in Dogs in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria

Table 5

Effect of breed and location on the prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in dogs using ELISA and MAF in the FCT, Abuja.

Variable	Number of dogs examined:	Number positive (%)		Chi-square	value & df
		MAF	ELISA
Breed
Exotic	150	9 (6.00)	27 (18.00)	0.379	0.827; 2
Local	74	3 (4.05)	14 (18.92)
Cross	52	3 (5.77)	10 (19.23)	0.052	0.974; 2
Location
Urban	138	5 (3.62)	20 (14.49)	1.762	0.144; 1
Rural	138	10 (7.25)	31 (22.46)	2.910	0.060; 1

Chi-square in reference to MAF.
Chi-square in reference to ELISA.