Research Article
Serological Evidence of Henipavirus among Horses and Pigs in Zaria and Environs in Kaduna State, Nigeria
Table 4
Seroprevalence of antibodies reactive to Henipavirus sG antigen in horses sampled in Zaria and environs based on age, sex, breed, and location.
| Variables | Number (%) | Number of seropositive animals (%) | | value | Odds ratio | 95% CI |
| Age | | | | | | | <5 years | 22 | 4 (18.1) | 0.297 | 0.944 | 1.24 | 0.38–3.98 | 5–15 years | 151 | 23 (15.2) | | | Ref | | >15 years | 27 | 4 (14.8) | | | 0.97 | 0.31–3.06 | Sex | | | | | | | Male | 99 | 11 (11) | 2.883, 1 | 0.0895 | 0.51 | 0.23–1.12 | Female | 101 | 20 (19.8) | | | | | Breed | | | | | | | Local | 100 | 6 (6) | | | 0.19 | 0.07–0.48 | Exotic | 98 | 25 (25.5) | 14.879 | <0.0001 | Ref. | | Cross | 2 | 0 (0) | | | 0.58 | 0.03–12.42 | Location | | | | | | | Zaria | 63 | 4 (6.3) | 12.461, 3 | 0.004 | 0.02 | 0.01–0.67 | Sabon-Gari | 9 | 0 (0) | | | 0.18 | 0.01–2.81 | Igabi | 101 | 25 (24.7) | | | Ref | | Kaduna North | 27 | 2 (7.4) | | | 0.24 | 0.05–1.10 |
| Total | 200 | 31 (15.5) | | | | |
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Fisher’s exact test.
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