| Item |
No. |
Infested camels |
Frequency |
| Location |
Mersa-Matrouh |
111 |
89 |
80.18 |
| El- Negeila |
68 |
57 |
83.82 |
| Sidi-Barrany |
70 |
66 |
94.29 |
| Total |
249 |
212 |
(85.14) |
| Sex |
Males |
75 |
49 |
65.33 |
| Females |
174 |
163 |
93.68 |
| Total |
249 |
212 |
(85.14) |
| Age groups |
X ≤ 4 |
116 |
84 |
72.41 |
| X>4 |
133 |
128 |
96.24 |
| Total |
249 |
212 |
(85.14) |
|
| *No significant difference (P>0.05) in prevalence between the three studied areas,
but significance difference (p<0.05) was observed between both sexes and among
age groups of studied camels. |
| Table 3: Prevalence of infested camels with ticks on the basis of location, sex and age. |
