Table 2 Results of screening for the presence of circulating anti- Leishmania infantum antibodies
| Study site | ||
|---|---|---|
| Messina (S1) | Augusta (S2) | |
| Number of screened animals | 144 | 311 |
| Mean age (months)/range | 48.5/3-108 | 38.1/2-120 |
| Coat length (%) short/medium/long | 50.0/35.4/14.6 | 52.7/35.6/11.7 |
| Sex (%) female/male | 52.8/47.2 | 60.8/39.2 |
| ELISA Positive | 15/144 (10.4%) | 33/311 (10.6%) |
| IFAT Positive | 11/50 (22.0%) | 69/268 (25.7%) |
| ELISA and/or IFAT positive | 21/144 (14.6%) | 79/311 (25.4%) |