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Table 5 Positivity to single and mixed vector-borne agents among 557 apparently healthy and 628 CVBD-suspect dogs

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

Agents

Healthy

(n)

%

Suspect

(n)

%

Single agents

67

12.0a

218

34.7a

Di

17

3.1

30

4.8

Ec

14

2.5b

47

7.5b

Bb

1

0.2

1

0.2

Ap

16

2.9

20

3.2

Li

19

3.4c

120

19.1c

Mixed agents

11

2.0d

73

11.6d

Di + Ec

0

0.0e

6

0.9e

Di + Ap

0

0.0

2

0.3

Di + Li

2

0.4

7

1.1

Ec + Bb

0

0.0

1

0.2

Ec + Ap

5

0.9f

20

3.1f

Ec + Li

0

0.0g

17

2.7g

Bb + Li

0

0.0

1

0.2

Ap + Li

0

0.0h

6

0.9h

Di + Ec + Ap

1

0.2

6

0.9

Di + Ec + Li

0

0.0

3

0.5

Di + Ap + Li

0

0.0

1

0.2

Ec + Ap + Li

3

0.5

2

0.3

Di + Ec + Ap + Li

0

0.0

1

0.2

One or more agents

78

14.0i

291

46.3i

  1. Di: D. immitis; Ec: E. canis; Bb: B. burgdorferi s. l.; Ap: Anaplasma spp.; Li: L. infantum; a-i Statistically significant difference (p < 0.05).