Research Article

Overview on Cryptosporidium bovis and Its Effect on Calves in Some Governorates in Egypt

Table 1

Detection of Cryptosporidium sp. using modified Ziehl–Neelsen staining of samples that have been collected and prevalence of Cryptosporidium sp., in calves among different governorates of Egypt (locality, season, age, and sex).

LocalityExam.Inf.%Odds ratio (95% CI) value (≤0.05)

Behera237187.590.89 (0.887–0.998)0.0611
Menofia11586.9
Qaliubiya76911.8
Assiut157117
Sohag240145.8
Total825607.27

SeasonExam.Inf.%Odds ratio (95% CI) value (≤0.05)

Winter2492811.241.09 (0.987–1.198)0.021
Spring215177.9
Autumn18694.8
Summer17563.4
Total825607.27

AgeExam.Inf.%Odds ratio (95% CI) value (≤0.05)

≤ One month338288.21.02 (0.977–1.083)0.0262
1–6 months289217.2
≥6 months198115.5
Total825607.27

SexExam.Inf.%Odds ratio (95% CI) value (≤0.05)

Male398287.030.92 (0.877–0.98)0.0562
Female427327.49
Total825607.27

Bold values indicate the total percentage of infected animals.