Molecular prevalence and risk factors associated with tick-borne pathogens in cattle in western Kenya

BMC Veterinary Research

Table 3 Logistic regression analyses results for the occurrence of tick-borne pathogens in cattle and associated predictor variables

Variables	Categories	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p-value
*Anaplasma* spp.
Ticks	Present	2.18 (1.32–3.69)	*0.003*
Ticks	Absent	Reference
Sampling site	SH	1.64 (1.01–2.70)	*0.048*
Sampling site	LM	Reference
*Ehrlichia* spp.
Ticks	Present	2.79 (1.22–7.23)	*0.022*
Ticks	Absent	Reference
*Theileria* spp.
Breed	Exotic	0.20 (0.03–0.67)	0.029
	Cross	0.83 (0.36–1.72)	0.630
	Local	Reference	Overall *= 0.023*
*A. marginale*
Breed	Exotic	7.99 (3.04–22.02)	< 0.001
	Cross	1.16 (0.17–4.84)	0.855
	Local	Reference	Overall *= < 0.001*
Sampling site	SH	3.84 (1.43–12.21)	*0.012*
Sampling site	LM	Reference

Significant p-values are shown in bold italic; SH slaughterhouse, LM livestock market

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