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Table 2 Risk factors for Leishmania infection in dogs from Sichuan Province, China

From: The prevalence of canine Leishmania infantum infection in Sichuan Province, southwestern China detected by real time PCR

Data of dogs

No. of examined

No. of positive

Prevalence (%)

P

OR (95.0% CI)

Sex

     

Male

176

44

25.0

0.941

0.5 (0.2-1.0)

Female

138

34

24.6

  

Age

     

≤ 1 year

220

43

19.5

0.001

2.4 (1.4-4.2)

> 1 year

94

35

37.2

  

Clinical status a

     

Symtomatic

73

26

35.6

0.015

2.0 (1.1-3.6)

Asymtomatic

241

52

21.6

  
  1. a The clinical status including the asymptomatic dogs, which present no clinical signs of VL, and symptomatic dogs, which present one of the external clinical signs of VL, such as weight loss, dry exfoliative dermatitis, ulcers, periorbital alopecia, diffuse alopecia and ocular signs.
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