Parasite Blood smear (Frequency) PCR
Prevalence Parasite identification  (Frequency)
Trypanosoma 67 (20.24) 222 (67.06) 194 (58.61) T. evansi 28 (8.46) T. brucei
Anaplasma 157 (47.4) 223 (67.37) 51 (22.9) A.  marginale 172 (77.13)
  • marginaleA. centrale)
  • Theileria 168 (50.8) 238 (71.9) 238 (71.9) Th. camelensis 0 (0.0) Th. annulata
    Babesia 39 (11.8) 61 (18.43) 34 (55.73) B. bovis 25 (40.9) B. bigemina
    Table 3: Prevalence and identification of blood parasites in camels by Giemsa-stained blood smear and PCR based assay (n=331) .