Seroepidemiology and molecular diversity of Leishmania donovani complex in Georgia

Parasites & Vectors

Table 4 VL seroprevalence in dogs of the different age categories

Age (years)	≤ 1.5	1.5–5	> 5
Total dogs	204	281	115
Positive	13	57	25
Negative	191	224	90
Percent	7.0	21	22
Chi square test (relative to age ≤ 1.5)		χ ² = 18.022, df = 1, P < 0.0001	χ ² = 15.178, df = 1, P < 0.0001

Data shown are appended from Table 1, showing totals for age of all three size categories. There was no significant difference in seroprevalence between age categories 1.5–5 and >5 (χ ² = 0.049, df = 1, P = 0.8256)

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