Table 2 Seroreactivity to several tick-borne pathogens antigens in febrile and afebrile dogs at the time of first and second visit
From: Acute febrile illness is associated with Rickettsia spp infection in dogs
Pathogens | Initial serology (first visit) | Convalescent serology (second visit) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Febrile | Afebrile | Total | Febrile | Afebrile | Total | |
N=95 | N=70 | N=165 | N=44 | N=48 | N=92 | |
R. conorii | 53 (55.8%)* | 21 (30.0%) | 74 (44.8%) | 29 (65.9%)** | 15 (31.2%) | 44 (47.8%) |
E. canis | 47 (50.0%) | 32 (46.4%) | 79 (48.5%) | 15 (34.1%) | 11 (22.9%) | 26 (28.2%) |
A. phagocytophilum | 38 (40.4%) | 24 (34.3%) | 62 (37.8%) | 9 (20.4%) | 7 (14.6%) | 16 (17.4%) |
L. infantum *** | 20 (20.2%) | 10 (14.1%) | 30 (17.6%) | Not determined | ||