Participatory and Conventional Investigation of Tick Infestation in Camels and Cattle of Somali Pastoral Areas, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 7

Prevalence of tick infestation in camels and cattle in the study area in relation to various risk factors.

Variable	Category	No. examined	No. positive (%)		value
Animal origin	Kebribayah	450	375 (83.3)	2.24	0.13
	Afdem	450	391 (86.8)
Sex	Male	254	220 (86.6)	0.63	0.43
	Female	646	546 (84.5)
Age	Young	506	408 (80.6)	18.30	0.001
	Adult	394	358 (90.8)
BCS	Good	217	156 (71.9)	40.615	0.001
	Medium	481	425 (88.4)
	Poor	202	185 (91.6)
Animal species	Camels	510	434 (85.1)
	Cattle	390	332 (85.1)	0.00	0.99
Months	June	150	127 (84.7)	8.028	0.155
	July	154	133 (86.4)
	Aug	151	120 (79.5)
	Sep	245	206 (84.1)
	Oct	65	58 (89.2)
	Nov	135	122 (90.4)
Season	Wet	350	307 (87.7)	3.063	0.080
	Dry	550	459 (83.5)