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Table 2 Prevalence of positivity to vector-borne agents in 628 CVBD-suspect dogs by Portuguese NUTS region

From: Prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis, Ehrlichia canis, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Anaplasma spp. and Leishmania infantum in apparently healthy and CVBD-suspect dogs in Portugal - a national serological study

Region

(n)

D. immitis

(95% CI)

E. canis

(95% CI)

B. burgdorferi s.l.

(95% CI)

Anaplasma spp.

(95% CI)

L. infantum

(95% CI)

One or more agents

(95% CI)

Mixed agents

(95% CI)

North (145)

3.4%* (1.1-7.9)

7.6%* (3.8-13.2)

0.7% (0.0-3.8)

5.5% (2.4-10.6)

18.6% (12.6-25.9)

30.3%* (23.0-38.5)

4.1%* (1.5-8.8)

Centre (122)

7.4% (3.4-13.5)

9.0%* (4.6-15.6)

0.8% (0.0-4.5)

3.3%* (0.9-8.2)

25.4% (18.0-34.1)

37.7% (29.1-46.9)

7.4% (3.4-13.5)

Alentejo (114)

14.0% (8.2-21.8)

25.4%* (17.7-34.4)

0.0% (0.0-3.2)

9.6% (4.9-16.6)

27.2% (19.3-36.3)

61.4%* (51.8-70.4)

13.2% (7.6-20.8)

Lisbon (139)

5.8% (2.5-11.0)

19.4% (13.2-27.0)

0.7% (0.0-3.9)

11.5% (6.7-18.0)

30.2% (22.7-38.6)

48.9% (40.3-57.5)

15.8% (10.2-23.0)

Algarve (105)

17.1%* (10.5-25.7)

23.8% (16.0-31.1)

0.0% (0.0-3.4)

17.1%* (10.5-25.7)

25.7% (17.7-35.2)

59.0%* (49.0-68.5)

20.0%* (12.8-28.9)

Azores (3)

0.0% (0.0-70.8)

0.0% (0.0-70.8)

0.0% (0.0-70.8)

33.3% (0.8-90.6)

0.0% (0.0-70.8)

33.3% (0.8-90.6)

0.0% (0.0-70.8)

Total (628)

8.9% (6.8-11.4)

16.4% (13.6-19.5)

0.5% (0.1-1.4)

9.2% (7.1-11.8)

25.2% (21.8-28.7)

46.3% (42.4-50.3)

11.6% (9.2-14.4)

  1. * Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05) to the corresponding national average value of prevalence.