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Table 2 Overall prevalence of mites in sheep and goats

From: Mites of sheep and goats in Oromia Zone of Amhara Region, North Eastern Ethiopia: species, prevalence and farmers awareness

 

Sheep (n = 1280)

Goat (n = 1264)

Mite spp.

No. positive

Prevalence (%)

95 % CI

No. positive

Prevalence (%)

95 % CI

Sarcoptes spp

49

3.8

2.75–4.84

130

10.3

8.63–11.96

Demodex spp

27

2.1

1.31–2.88

36

2.8

1.89–3.70

Psoroptes spp

21

1.6

1.21–1.95

8

0.6

0.18–1.02

Overall

97

7.6

6.15–9.05

174

13.8

11.91–15.68

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