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Table 1 Number of donkeys, prevalence and confidence interval of the equine tick-borne infections investigated using serological and molecular testing

From: Clinical investigation on Theileria equi and Babesia caballi infections in Italian donkeys

 

IFAT

PCR

Pathogens

No. of positive samples (n = 138)

Prevalence (95% CI)

No. of positive samples (n = 138)

Prevalence (95% CI)

T. equi

56

40.6% (32.3-49.3)

24

17.4% (11.5-24.4)

B. caballi

66

47.8% (39.3-56.5)

5

3.6% (1.2-8.3)

Single infection

    

T. equi

29

21.0% (14.6-28.8)

24

17.4% (10.3-23.1)

B. caballi

39

28.3% (20.9-36.6)

5

3.6% (0.5-6.2)

Double infection

    

T. equi + B. caballi

27

19.6% (13.3-27.2)

0

0

  1. IFAT, indirect fluorescent antibody test; PCR, Polymerase Chain Reaction; CI, confidence interval.