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Table 3 Comparison of tick-borne pathogen ferquency obtained in dogs according to the gender, age and origin (stray, shelter, pet)

From: Molecular detection of tick-borne rickettsial and protozoan pathogens in domestic dogs from Turkey

 

gender

age

origin (location of the animal)

female

male

young

adult

stray

shelter

pet

No. of samples

454

303

290

467

243

351

163

Positive

25 (5.5%)

16 (5.3%)

9 (3.1%)

32 (6.8%)

18 (%7,4)

21 (6%)

2 (1.2%)

p(F)*

p(F) = 0.976 (NS)

p(F) = 0.040

p(F) = 0.602 (NS)

p(F) = 0.027

p(F) = 0.009

  1. * Fisher’s exact test; p value; NS, Not significant.