Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 2
Prevalence of lungworm infection and associated risk factors in the study areas.
| Risk factors | No. of examined | No. of positive | Prevalence | 95% CI |
| Species | | | | | Sheep | 443 | 192 | 43.34% | 38.2–47.4 | Goat | 299 | 79 | 26.42% | 21.4–29.8 | Age | | | | | Adult | 464 | 166 | 35.47% | 29.8–39.4 | Young | 278 | 105 | 37.76% | 33.8–40.4 | Sex | | | | | Male | 274 | 90 | 32.84% | 28.7–34.9 | Female | 468 | 181 | 38.67% | 33.8–42.4 | Body condition score | | | | | Good | 172 | 52 | 30.23% | 27.3–33.7 | Medium | 315 | 118 | 37.46% | 33.8–42.4 | Poor | 255 | 101 | 39.60% | 36.8–41.4 | Agroecological environment | | | | | Highland (Sodo Zuria) | 238 | 108 | 45.37% | 43.8–48.4 | Midland (Damot Gale) | 226 | 96 | 42.47% | 41.2–44.6 | Lowland (Humbo) | 278 | 67 | 24.47% | 22.5–27.4 | Management system | | | | | Semi-intensive system | 236 | 67 | 28.38% | 21.4–29.8 | Extensive system | 506 | 204 | 40.31% | 38.8–42.3 | Season | | | | | Wet season | 302 | 131 | 43.37% | 40.4–46.7 | Dry season | 440 | 140 | 31.81% | 28.4–4.2 | Total | 742 | 271 | 36.52% | 33.4–39.5 |
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CI: confidence interval.
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