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Table 3 Prevalence of single and co-infections with vector-borne pathogens in 320 cats from north and centre Portugal, as determined by PCR

From: Feline vector-borne pathogens in the north and centre of Portugal

Agent(s)

No. of positive cats

%

Single infections

73

22.8

Anaplasma spp./Ehrlichia spp.

2

0.6

B. canis

3

0.9

B. vogeli

22

6.9

H. felis

44

13.8

L. infantum

0

0.0

Rickettsia spp.

2

0.6

Co-infections

7

2.2

B. canis + B. vogeli

1

0.3

B. vogeli + H. felis

3

0.9

H. felis + L. infantum

1

0.3

H. felis + Rickettsia spp.

2

0.6

Total

80

25.0

  1. B. canis: Babesia canis; B. vogeli: Babesia vogeli; H. felis: Hepatozoon felis; L. infantum: Leishmania infantum; PCR: polymerase chain reaction.