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Table 2 Relationship among VL infection, gender, and dental age of sheep, detected using nested PCR tests

From: Epidemiological survey of sheep as potential hosts for Leishmania in China

Dental Age (months)

Male Sheep

Female Sheep

Statistical test

Number

Number of Positive

Positive rate

Number

Number of Positive

Positive rate

χ2

P value

 ~ 2

70

40

57.14%

6

3

50%

0.00

1.00

 ~ 4

20

10

50.00%

0

0

–

–

–

 ~ 6

9

3

33.33%

9

6

66.67%

–

0.35

Total

99

53

53.54%

15

9

60%

0.04

0.85

  1. PCR Polymerase chain reaction