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)

Fisher’s exact test.