Research Article
Serological Evidence of Henipavirus among Horses and Pigs in Zaria and Environs in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Table 2
Seroprevalence of antibodies reactive to Henipavirus sG antigen in pigs sampled in Zaria and environs based on age, sex, breed, and location.
| Variables | Number (%) | Number of seropositive animals (%) | | value | Odds ratio | 95% CI |
| Age | | | | | | | <6 months | 197 | 42 (21.3) | 0.588 | 0.443 | 1.26 | 0.70–2.28 | ≥6 months | 113 | 20 (17.6) | | | | | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 170 | 30 (17.6) | 1.303, 1 | 0.2538 | 0.72 | 0.41–1.26 | Female | 140 | 32 (22.8) | | | | | Breed | | | | | | | Local | 216 | 25 (11.5) | | | 0.11 | 0.06–0.21 | Exotic | 60 | 33 (55) | 56.96 |
<0.0001 | Ref. | | Cross | 34 | 4 (11.7) | | | 9.17 | 2.87–29.3 | Location | | | | | | | Zaria | 108 | 15 (13.8) | 88.24, 2 | <0.0001 | 0.62 | 0.28–1.34 | Sabon-Gari | 155 | 14 (9) | | | Ref | | Giwa | 47 | 33 (70.2) | | | 0.04 | 0.02–0.10 |
| Total | 310 | 62 (20) | | | | |
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