Table 1 Mean differential WBC counts during the study period (mean of recordings of 8 consecutive weeks) in young Zebu cattle experimentally infected with T. vivax isolates from tsetse infested (TT) and non-tsetse infested (NT) areas and non-infected control (NIC) groups
Differential WBC count | Group | Mean ± SD | 95 % CIa for mean | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lymphocyte count (x103/μl) | TT | 4.01 ± 1.44 | 3.26-4.33 | 0.000 |
NT | 4.00 ± 1.07 | 3.72-4.50 | ||
NIC | 5.66 ± 0.94 | 5.22-5.23 | ||
Monocyte count (x103/μl) | TT | 0.59 ± 0.35 | 0.46-0.71 | 0.034 |
NT | 0.57 ± 0.28 | 0.47-0.68 | ||
NIC | 0.49 ± 0.20 | 0.42-0.56 | ||
Neutrophil count (x103/μl) | TT | 1.84 ± 1.00 | 1.48-2.20 | 0.000 |
NT | 2.14 ± 1.44 | 1.62-2.67 | ||
NIC | 2.60 ± 0.77 | 2.34-2.86 | ||
Eosinophil count (x103/μl) | TT | 0.20 ± 0.22 | 0.11-0.28 | 0.000 |
NT | 0.18 ± 0.11 | 0.15-0.23 | ||
NIC | 0.40 ± 0.23 | 0.32-0.48 | ||
Basophil count (x103/μl) | TT | 0.04 ± 0.05 | 0.02-0.06 | 0.573 |
NT | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.00-0.04 | ||
NIC | 0.02 ± 0.04 | 0.01-0.03 |