Epidemiological Investigation of Bovine Anaplasmosis in Khartoum State, Sudan

Abstract

A cross sectional study was conducted on 264 cattle in Khartoum State, Sudan, during the period extended from March to October 2012. The objective was to estimate the prevalence of anaplasmosis in cattle and to investigate the risk factors associated with the disease. In our study, different in anaplasmosis prevalence among the localities randomly selected were reported. It was4.2% in Umbeda, 18.2% in Omdurman, 15.8% Sharg Elneel and 26.5% in Jabel Awlia. The overall prevalence was 16.3%. The following risk factors showed closed associations with anaplasmosis, with significant level (univariate analysis) of ≤0.25: locality (p-value = .153), body condition (p-value=.010), P.C.V (p-value=.000), farm hygiene (p-value=.178), density of ticks (p-value=.079), use of acaricide (p-value=.201), control frequency (p-value=.085), presence of insect (p-value=.010), other animals shared farms (p-value=.092) and vegetation (p-value=.085). Multivariate analysis showed there was significant association between P.C.V and the disease (P-value= 0.005).