Canine visceral leishmaniasis in an urban setting of Southeastern Brazil: an ecological study involving spatial analysis

Table 1 Distribution and seroprevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Divinópolis, Brazil, between March 2013 to February 2014

Stratum^a	Sampled dogs (n)	Seropositive dogs (n)	Prevalence of canine VL (%)^b
01	332	10	3.01 (1.14 - 4.88)
02	332	3	0.90 (0.0 - 1.91)
03	332	16	4.82 (2.48 - 7.16)
04	332	6	1.81 (0.35 - 3.27)
05	332	11	3.31 (1.36 - 5.26)
06	332	28	8.43 (5.4 - 11.46)
07	332	29	8.73 (5.65 - 11.81)
08	332	16	4.82 (2.48 - 7.16)
09	332	18	5.42 (2.95 - 7.89)
10	332	6	1.81 (0.35 - 3.27)
11	332	26	7.83 (4.90 - 10.76)
Total	3,652	169	4.63 (3.95 - 5.31)

^aDivinópolis is divided into 11 strata representing the sectors organized according to the plan proposed by the Brazilian Ministry of Health for eradication of Aedes aegypti. Each stratum is subdivided into districts and each district is subdivided into blocks as represented in Figure 2.
^b95% confidence interval shown in brackets.

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