Table 1 Prevalence of vector-borne pathogen species, gender or complex as detected by PCR in 1,010 dogsfrom southern Portugal
Variable//category | N° of characterized dogs (%) | N° of positive dogs (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaplasma / Ehrlichia | B. burgdorferi s.l. | Hepatozoon | L. infantum | ≥1 pathogen | ||
Region | 1,010 | |||||
Lisboa | 305 (30.2) | 1 (0.3)a | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7)a | 7 (2.3) | 11 (3.6)a |
Setúbal | 453 (44.9) | 2 (0.4)b | 3 (0.7) | 10 (2.2)b | 3 (0.7) | 17 (3.8)b |
Algarve | 252 (25.0) | 16 (6.3)a,b | 4 (1.6) | 19 (7.5)a,b | 1 (0.4) | 40 (15.9)a,b |
Breed | 793 | |||||
Defined | 344 (43.4) | 4 (1.2) | 3 (0.9) | 8 (2.3) | 6 (1.7) | 21 (6.1) |
Mongrel | 449 (56.6) | 12 (2.7) | 5 (1.1) | 18 (4.0) | 4 (0.9) | 39 (8.7) |
Gender | 1,004 | |||||
Female | 504 (50.2) | 9 (1.8) | 5 (1.0) | 15 (3.0) | 4 (0.8) | 33 (6.5) |
Male | 500 (49.8) | 9 (1.8) | 3 (0.6) | 14 (2.8) | 7 (1.4) | 33 (6.6) |
Age (months) | 938 | |||||
[1-11] | 73 (7.8) | 3 (4.1) | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (6.8) |
[12–83] | 576 (61.4) | 10 (1.7) | 4 (0.7) | 15 (2.6) | 7 (1.2) | 36 (6.3) |
[84–228] | 289 (30.8) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) | 7 (2.4) | 3 (1.0) | 14 (4.8) |
Lifestyle | 1,010 | |||||
Domestic | 521 (51.6) | 15 (2.9)a | 6 (1.2) | 19 (3.6) | 6 (1.2) | 45 (8.6)a |
Stray | 489 (48.4) | 4 (0.8)a | 2 (0.4) | 12 (2.5) | 5 (1.0) | 23 (4.7)a |
Housing | 852 | |||||
Indoors | 63 (7.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0)a,b |
Mixed | 182 (21.4) | 5 (2.7) | 3 (1.6) | 11 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (10.4)a |
Outdoors | 607 (71.2) | 11 (1.8) | 4 (0.7) | 18 (3.0) | 5 (0.8) | 38 (6.3)b |
Acaricides-insecticides | 963 | |||||
Yes | 448 (46.5) | 5 (1.5) | 4 (0.8) | 10 (2.2) | 6 (1.3) | 25 (5.6) |
No | 515 (53.5) | 12 (2.3) | 4 (0.8) | 19 (3.7) | 4 (0.8) | 38 (7.4) |
Clinical status | 906 | |||||
Non-suspect | 700 (77.3) | 12 (1.7) | 5 (0.7) | 26 (3.7) | 7 (1.0) | 49 (7.0) |
Suspect | 206 (22.7) | 6 (2.9) | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.5) | 3 (1.5) | 14 (6.8) |
Total | 1,010 | 19 (1.9) | 8 (0.8) | 31 (3.1) | 11 (1.1) | 68 (6.7) |