Table 3 Single and co-infections with vector-borne pathogens among 103 dogs from Luanda, Angola, as determined by PCR and DNA sequencing
From: Molecular investigation of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from Luanda, Angola
Agent(s) | Positive dogs | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n | % | CI | |
Single infections | 39 | 37.9 | 28.5–48.0 |
Anaplasma platys | 16 | 15.5 | 9.2–24.0 |
Babesia gibsoni | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0–5.3 |
Babesia vogeli | 3 | 2.9 | 0.6–8.3 |
Babesia sp. | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0–5.3 |
Ehrlichia canis | 5 | 4.9 | 1.6–11.0 |
Hepatozoon canis | 13 | 12.6 | 6.9–20.6 |
Co-infections | 7 | 6.8 | 2.8–13.5 |
A. platys + B. vogeli | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0–5.3 |
A. platys + H. canis | 4 | 3.9 | 1.1–9.6 |
B. vogeli + E. canis | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0–5.3 |
B. vogeli + H. canis | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0–5.3 |
Single + co-infections (≥ 1 agent) | 46 | 44.7 | 34.9–54.8 |