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Table 2 Individual and gender stratified prevalence estimates for the cattle infections under study

From: An integrated study of human and animal infectious disease in the Lake Victoria crescent small-holder crop-livestock production system, Kenya

Infection

Adjusted prevalence

(%, 95% CI)

Male

Female

p-valuea

Gastrointestinal parasites

Schistosoma bovis

0.26 (0–0.55)

-

-

-

Giardia spp.

0.28 (0–0.66)

-

-

-

Fasciola hepatica

0.37 (0–0.94)

-

-

-

Toxocara vitulorum

0.98 (0.092–1.9)

-

-

-

Nematodirus spp.

1.4 (0.62–2.2)

-

-

-

Dictyocaulus viviparus

2.1 (1.2–3.0)

3.7

1.2

0.03

Moniezia spp.

3.1 (1.9–4.2)

3.0

3.1

0.96

Strongoloides spp.

4.0 (2.7–5.3)

5.9

3.0

0.07

Trichuris spp.

6.7 (4.8–8.6)

8.6

5.7

0.19

Calicophoron daubneyi

9.2 (6.7–11.5)

5.9

11.0

0.01

Fasciola gigantica

32.5 (27.6–37.3)

28.1

34.8

0.07

Coccidia spp.

37.2 (32.7–41.7)

44.3

33.3

0.002

Strongyle spp.

58.4 (53.8–63.0)

69.4

52.4

<0.001

Bacterial infections

Brucella spp.

0.26 (0–0.56)

-

-

-

Mycobacterium bovis

2.2 (1.3–3.2)

3.3

1.7

0.16

Coxiella burnetii

10.0 (7.7–12.2)

8.2

10.9

0.20

Haemoparasites

Anaplasma spp.

0.62 (0.05–0.28)

-

-

-

Trypanosoma spp.

5.8 (4.1–7.4)

4.3

6.6

0.12

Theileria spp.

53.4 (48.6–58.3)

53.2

53.6

0.94

Other parasites

Taenia saginata

53.5 (48.7–58.3)

53.7

53.2

0.92

V iruses

 Rift Valley fever virus

1.4 (0.55–2.22)

-

-

-

  1. aBased on Wald Test with adjustment for survey design. Very rare outcomes not assessed