Table 1 Livestock characteristics and parasitic tick-borne pathogens prevalence
Characteristics | Total livestock (%) | Parasites | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Babesia sp. Lintan | P-value | Theileria orientalis | P-value | Theileria parva | ||
Age | ||||||
  < =1 year | 164 (59.42) | 4 (2.44) | p < 0.001 | 5 (3.05) | 0.422 | 1 (0.61) |
 2–5 years | 68 (24.64) | 17 (25.00) | 1 (1.47) | 0 | ||
 = > 6 years | 44 (15.94) | 3 (6.82) | 0 | 0 | ||
Sex | ||||||
 Female | 194 (70.29) | 8 (4.12) | p < 0.001 | 6 (3.09) | 0.107 | 1 (0.52) |
 Male | 82 (29.71) | 16 (19.51) | 0 | 0 | ||
Animal host | ||||||
 Cattle | 100 (36.23) | 21 (21.00) | p < 0.001 | 0 | 0.003 | 0 |
 Goat | 81 (29.35) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
 Sheep | 95 (34.42) | 3 (3.16) | 6 (6.32) | 1 (1.05) | ||