Table 2 Dirofilaria immitis -microfilarial concentration and co-infection with other vector-borne hemopathogens in dogs from Costa Rica
Pathogens detected | Number of dogs infected by the detected pathogens (% of total number of dogs) | Mean microfilaremia numbers ± standard deviation (mf/μl)* |
|---|---|---|
Dirofilaria immitis only | 6 (4.1%) | 13.1 ± 16.2 |
D. immitis and Anaplasma platys | 1 (0.7%) | 16.3 |
D. immitis and Ehrlichia canis | 9 (6.1%) | 6.3 ± 4.7 |
D. immitis, A. platys and Babesia vogeli | 1 (0.7%) | 6.6×10−6 |
Total | 17 (11.6%) | 9.0 ± 10.6 |