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Table 3 Association between antibodies against three tick-borne pathogens in sheep at animal level with flock as a cluster variable

From: Co-exposure to Anaplasma spp., Coxiella burnetii and tick-borne encephalitis virus in sheep in southern Germany

Dependent variable

Independent variable

Odds ratio [95% confidence interval]

p-value

C. burnetii

Anaplasma spp.

0.93 [0.53–1.64]

0.81

C. burnetii

TBEV

0.46 [0.24–0.85]

0.01

Anaplasma spp.

TBEV

1.25 [0.90–1.74]

0.17

  1. Results were evaluated by logistic regression analysis with flock as a cluster variable, and the p-values referred to the corresponding Chi square test (p < 0.05). C. burnetii: Coxiella burnetii, TBEV: tick-borne encephalitis virus