Research Article

Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda

Table 5

Distribution of trypanosomes species in the villages using the PCR technique.

VillagesT. congolenseT. vivaxT. congolense/T. vivaxNegativeTotal

Acanakwo A2 (3.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)64 (97.0)66 (26.0)
Barropok5 (4.1)0 (0.0)1 (0.8)116 (95.1)122 (48.0)
Acungkena2 (3.0)1 (1.5)0 (0.0)63 (95.5)66 (26.0)
Total9 (3.5)1 (0.4)1 (0.4)243 (95.7)254 (100.0)

Footnote: : number; %: percentage.