Table 1 Prevalence of single and mixed infections with Cercopithifilaria species as determined by morphological identification of microfilariae in 102 dogs from the Algarve (south of Portugal)
From: Diversity of Cercopithifilaria species in dogs from Portugal
Cercopithifilaria spp. | No. of positive dogs | % | CI (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Single infections | 20 | 19.6a | 12.4–28.6 |
Cercopithifilaria bainae | 7 | 6.9 | 2.4–11.6 |
Cercopithifilaria grassii | 3 | 2.9 | 0.6–8.3 |
Cercopithifilaria sp. II | 10 | 9.8 | 4.8–17.3 |
Mixed infections | 4 | 3.9a | 1.1–9.7 |
C. bainae + Cercopithifilaria sp. II | 3 | 2.9 | 0.6–8.3 |
C. grassii + Cercopithifilaria sp. II | 1 | 1.0 | 0.02–5.3 |
Total | 24 | 23.5 | 15.7–33.0 |