Variable/category | No. (%) of tested dogs | Percentage (n) of positive dogs | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCR | PCR | PCR | ≥1 agent | ||
L. infantum | filariae | Wolbachia spp. | |||
Gender | 154 | ||||
Female | 84 (54.5) | 70.2 (59) | 13.1 (11) | 6.0 (5) | 72.6 (61) |
Male | 70 (45.5) | 68.6 (48) | 11.4 (8) | 7.1 (5) | 70.0 (49) |
Age (months) | 143 | ||||
[1–11] | 23 (16.1) | 60.9 (14) | 4.3 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 60.9 (14) |
[12–83] | 82 (57.3) | 74.4 (61) | 13.4 (11) | 6.1 (5) | 76.8 (63) |
[84–192] | 38 (26.6) | 60.5 (23) | 15.8 (6) | 13.2 (5) | 63.2 (24) |
Breed | 147 | ||||
Defined (incl. crosses) | 68 (46.3) | 58.8 (40)a | 11.8 (8) | 5.9 (4) | 63.2 (43) |
Mongrel | 79 (53.7) | 77.2 (61)a | 12.7 (10) | 7.6 (6) | 77.2 (61) |
Aptitude | 155 | ||||
Pet | 108 (69.7) | 76.9 (83)b | 12.0 (13) | 5.6 (6) | 79.6 (86)c |
Other1 | 47(30.3) | 51.1 (24)b | 12.8 (6) | 8.5 (4) | 51.1 (24)c |
Housing | 145 | ||||
Indoors and mixed | 75 (51.7) | 61.3 (46) | 9.3 (7) | 5.3 (4) | 64.0 (48) |
Outdoors | 70 (48.3) | 75.7 (53) | 17.1 (12) | 8.6 (6) | 77.1 (54) |
Repellent insecticides2 | 87 | ||||
Yes | 30 (34.5) | 54.4 (31) | 8.8 (5) | 3.5 (2) | 57.9 (33) |
No | 57 (65.5) | 43.3 (13) | 10.0 (3) | 6.7 (2) | 46.7 (14) |
Macrocyclic lactones3 | 54 | ||||
Yes | 13 (24.1) | 38.5 (5) | 0.0 (0) | 0.0 (0) | 38.5 (5) |
No | 41 (75.9) | 31.7 (13) | 17.1 (7) | 14.6 (6) | 36.6 (15) |
Total | 155 (100) | 69.0 (107) | 12.3 (19*) | 6.5 (10) | 71.0 (110) |