Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Trypanosoma evansi in Camels in Ethiopia Based on Parasitological Examinations

Table 1

Prevalence of camel trypanosomosis among associated risk factors.

Risk factor	Category	No. of tested camels	Positive (%)	Chi-squared	value
Age	Adult	107	8 (7.47%)	4.74	0.029
	Young	93	1 (1.07%)
Body condition	Emaciated	93	7 (7.52%)	3.839	0.147
	Moderate	34	1(2.94%)
	Good	73	1(1.36%)
Herd size	Small	40	1 (2.50%)	0.718	0.698
	Medium	93	4 (4.30%)
	Large	67	4 (5.97%)
History of abortion	Previously aborted	20	3(15%)	5.701	0.017
	Not aborted	180	6 (3.33%0
Physiological status	Pregnant	67	7 (10.4%)	8.35	0.015
	Lactating	86	1 (1.2%)
	Dry	47	1(2.1%)
Anaemic status	Anaemic	98	5(5.1%)	0.162	0.687
	Not anaemic	102	4(3.9%)
Districts	Asayita	114	3 (2.63%)	2.154	0.142
	Dubti	86	6(6.97%)	2.154	0.142