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Table 1 Serological prevalence of canine vector borne pathogens

From: Serological and molecular prevalence of selected canine vector borne pathogens in blood donor candidates, clinically healthy volunteers, and stray dogs in North Carolina

Study group

Study population (N)

Overall IFA positivity N (%)

IFA antigens tested

No. of dogs exposed with > 1 IFA antigen

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Bh SA2

Bh HI

Bvb I

Bvb II

Bvb III

Bk

Rr

Ec

Bc

 

Lyme

E. canis

Anaplasma spp

Heartworm

Group I

47

4 (9%)

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

Group II

50

21 (42%)

0

1

0

0

4

0

13

0

0

3

1

8

0

2

Group III

21

4 (19%)

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

2

0

4

0

6

  1. Legend: Bk – B. koehlerae; Bh SA2 – Bartonella henselae San Antonio 2; Bh HI– Bartonella henselae Houston 1; Bvb – Bartonella vinsonii subsp berkhoffii genotypes I, II, & III; IFA – Immunofluorescent antibody assay; Rr – Rickettsia rickettsii; Ec – Ehrlichia canis; Bc – Babesia canis.