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Table 4.

Association between the presence of sheep and goat piroplasms and different parameters based on PCR.

Species Parameter Babesia ovis
Theileria ovis
Positive/examined (%) OR [95% CI] Positive/examined (%) OR [95% CI]
Sheep Gender Female 23/126 (18.2) 0.9 [0.27; 2.96] 10/126 (7.9)* NA a
Male 7/46 (15.2) 0/46 (0)
Breed Barbarine 18/68 (26.5) 2.76 [1.15; 6.61]* 5/68 (7.3) 1.57 [0.38; 6.58]
QFO b 12/104 (11.5) 5/104 (4.8)
Age group <1 year 4/21 (19) 3.37 [0.55; 21.81] 3/21 (14.3) 3.67 [0.44; 34.93]
1 to 2 years 3/46 (6.5) 2/46 (4.3)
>2 years 23/105 (21.9) 4.02 [1.06; 17.88]* 5/105 (4.8) 1.1 [0.18; 8.55]
Locality Aïn Draham 1/28 (3.6) 2/28 (7.1) NA
Tbeïnia 11/101 (10.9) 3.3 [0.41; 71.41] 8/101 (7.9)
El Homrane 18/43 (41.9) 19.44 [2.4; 419.3]** 0/43 (0)
Goats Gender Male 4/40 (10) 1.39 [0.29; 6.96] 0/40 (0) NA
Female 11/126 (8.7) 0/126 (0)
Breed Damascus 6/22 (27.3) 5.63 [1.53; 20.48]* 0/22 (0) NA
Local 9/144 (6.2) 0/144 (0)
Age group <1 year 0/18 (0) NA 0/18 (0) NA
1 to 2 years 6/42 (14.3) 0/42 (0)
>2 years 9/106 (8.5) 0/106 (0)
Locality Aïn Draham 4/25 (16%)* NA 0/25 (0) NA
Tbeïnia 11/97 (11.3%) 0/97 (0)
El Homrane 0/44 (0%) 0/44 (0)
Overall Gender Female 34/252 (13.5%) 0.67 [0.26; 1.6] 10/252 (4) NA
Male 11/86 (12.8%) 0/86 (0)
Age group <1 year 4/39 (10.2%) 3/39 (7.7) 3.58 [0.46; 32.27]
1 to 2 years 9/88 (10.2%) 1 [0.26; 4.16] 2/88 (2.3)
>2 years 32/211 (15.2%) 1.56 [0.59; 5.58] 5/211 (2.4) 1.04 [0.18; 7.93]
Locality Aïn Draham 5/53 (9.4%) 2/53 (3.8) NA
Tbeïnia 22/198 (11.1%) 1.2 [0.4; 3.83] 8/198 (4)
El Homrane 18/87 (20.7%) 2.5 [0.8; 8.32] 0/87 (0)
*

0.001 ≤ p < 0.05.

**

p < 0.001.

a

NA – not applicable.

b

Queue Fine de l’Ouest.

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