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Table 1 Some characteristics of the study cattle along with ELISA results

From: Survey of domestic cattle for anti-Leishmania antibodies and LeishmaniaDNA in a visceral leishmaniasis endemic area of Bangladesh

Category

Frequency (%)

Positive (%)

Sex

  

Male

50 (36.2)

5 (3.6)

Female

88 (63.8)

8 (5.8)

Age-group (months)

  

10 or less

4 (2.9)

0 (0)

11-20

42 (30.4)

5 (3.6)

21-30

40 (29.0)

1 (0.7)

31-40

23 (16.7)

1 (0.7)

41-50

11 (8.0)

2 (1.4)

51 plus

18 (13.0)

4 (2.9)

Physical condition score

  

1

17 (12.3)

0 (0)

2

53 (38.4)

4 (2.9)

3

38 (27.5)

4 (2.9)

4

23(16.7)

4 (2.9)

5

7 (5.1)

1 (0.7)

Lesions

  

None

132 (95.7)

12 (8.7)

Scar marks

3 (2.2)

0 (0)

Myiasis

2 (1.4)

0 (0)

Skin rash

1 (0.7)

0 (0)

Total

138 (100)

13 (9.4)