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Cross-sectional estimation of Babesia bovis antibody prevalence in cattle in two contrasting dairying areas in Tanzania

E.S. Swai, E.D. Karimuribo, N.P. French, N.H. Ogden, J. Fitzpatrick, D. Kambarage, M.J. Bryant
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research | Vol 71, No 3 | a262 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v71i3.262 | © 2004 E.S. Swai, E.D. Karimuribo, N.P. French, N.H. Ogden, J. Fitzpatrick, D. Kambarage, M.J. Bryant | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 08 November 2004 | Published: 08 November 2004

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E.S. Swai,
E.D. Karimuribo,
N.P. French,
N.H. Ogden,
J. Fitzpatrick,
D. Kambarage,
M.J. Bryant,

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Abstract

The crude prevalence of antibodies to Babesia bovis infection in cattle was estimated by serology using indirect ELISA during the period January to April, 1999. Sera were obtained from 1 395 dairy cattle (of all ages, sexes and breeds) on smallholder farms, the majority being kept under a zero grazing regime. The crude prevalence of antibodies to Babesia bovis was 6 % for Tanga and 12% for Iringa. The forces of infection based on the age sero-prevalence profile, were estimated at six for Iringa and four for Tanga per 100 cattle years-risk, respectively. Using random effect logistic regression as the analytical method, the factors (variables) of age, source of animals and geographic location were hypothesised to be associated with sero-positivity of Babesia bovis in the two regions.

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