Epidemiology, haematology and molecular characterization of haemoprotozoon and rickettsial organisms causing infections in cattle of Jammu region, North India

Table 1 Prevalence of haemoparasites by microscopy and PCR

	Positive by Giemsa staining of thin blood smear			Positive by PCR
	Sample Size	Positive (%)	95% CI	Sample Size	Positive (%)	95% CI
*Babesia*	278	12 (4.3)	2.32–6.32	278	27 (9.7)	1.78–2.91
*Anaplasma*	278	20 (7.1)	4.65–9.74	278	46 (16.5)	2.23–3.66
*Theileria*	278	1 (0.3)	−0.23 - 0.95	278	2 (0.7)	0.51–0.83
Mixed infection	278	3 (1.0)	0.06–2.10	278	9 (3.2)	1.06–1.74
Total	278	36 (12.9)	9.65–16.25	278	84 (30.2)	2.75–4.52

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