Table 2 Demographic information from cats tested for antibodies to SFG rickettsiae
From: The role of cats in the eco-epidemiology of spotted fever group diseases
Variable | Total population | Seropositive populationa |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
Kitten | 60 (29.1) | 16 (27.1) |
Adult | 146 (70.9) | 43 (72.9) |
Sex | ||
Male | 99 (47.4) | 23 (39.7) |
Female | 110 (52.6) | 35 (60.3) |
Demographical area | ||
Urban | 172 (81.1) | 46 (78) |
Suburban | 29 (13.7) | 7 (11.8) |
Rural | 11 (5.2) | 6 (10.2) |
Habitat | ||
Apartment | 53 (25) | 14 (23.7) |
House | 94 (44.3) | 24 (40.7) |
Stray (PROGAT Foundation) | 24 (11.3) | 8 (13.6) |
Stray cats controlled by municipalities | 41 (19.4) | 13 (22) |
Activities | ||
Indoor | 101 (47.6) | 26 (44.1) |
Outdoor | 65 (30.7) | 21 (35.6) |
Indoor & Outdoor | 46 (21.7) | 12 (20.3) |
Ectoparasites | 65 (30.6) | 20 (33.9) |
Fleas | 54 (25.5) | 14 (23.7) |
Ticks | 12 (5.6)b | 6 (10.2)c |
Health status | ||
Healthy | 156 (82.5) | 40 (75.5) |
Sick | 33 (17.5)d | 13 (24.5)e |
Contact with animals | 166 (78.3) | 46 (77.9) |
Contact with cats | 129 (60.8) | 38 (64.4) |
Contact with dogs | 48 (22.6) | 15 (25.4) |
Contact with other animals | 5 (2.3) | 0 (0) |
Season of collection | ||
Winter | 46 (21.7) | 13 (22) |
Spring | 105 (49.5) | 30 (50.9) |
Summer | 31 (14.6) | 10 (16.9) |
Autumn | 30 (14.2) | 6 (10.2) |