A survey of bluetongue infection in one-humped camels (Camelus Dromedarius); seroprevalence and risk factors analysis

Table 1 Univaraible analysis of Bluetongue infection in camels in relation to different variables

Variable	No of examined camels	No of test positives	No of negative	% of positive	95%CI	χ2statistic & p-value
Locality
Qalyubia	85	9	76	10.6	5.6–18.9	32.844 d = 3 P < 0.0001*
Kafr ElSheikh	75	11	64	14.7	8.3–24.3
Mersa matrouh	120	31	89	25.8	18.8–34.3
Aswan	120	51	69	42.5	34–51.4
Age
≤ 2	50	14	36	28.0	17.4–41-6	2.539 d = 2 P = 0.28
> 2–5	190	54	136	28.4	22.4–35.2
> 5	160	34	126	21.3	15.6–28.2
Sex
Male	180	29	151	16.1	11.4–22.2	15.186 d = 1 P < 0.0001*
Female	220	73	147	33.2	12.5–22.3	15.186 d = 1 P < 0.0001*
Herd size
≤ 50	240	57	183	23.8	18.8–29.5	0.967 d = 1 P = 0.32
≥ 51	160	45	115	28.1	21.7–35.5	0.967 d = 1 P = 0.32
Season
Autumn	84	25	59	29.8	21–40.3	24.322 d = 3 P < 0.0001*
Summer	138	52	86	37.7	30–46
Winter	85	10	75	11.8	6.5–20.3
Spring	93	15	78	16.1	10–24.9
Insect presence
Yes	290	85	205	29.3	24.3–34.8	8.059 d = 1 P = 0.005*
No	110	17	93	15.5	9.8–23.4
Total	400	102	298	25.5	21.4–29.9

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