Table 2 Serological results and positivity for filariae in candidate blood donors and free-roaming dogs of northeastern Italy, 2014-2015
From: Exposure to vector-borne pathogens in candidate blood donor and free-roaming dogs of northeast Italy
Pathogens | Candidate blood donors | Free-roaming dogs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. examined | No. positive | % | No. examined | No. positive | % |
Anaplasma phagocytophilum | 150 | 7 | 4.7 | 338 | 11 | 3.3 |
Babesia canis | 104 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 3 | 0.9 |
Ehrlichia canis | 150 | 2 | 1.3 | 338 | 9 | 2.7 |
Leishmania infantum | 150 | 10 | 6.7 | 336 | 24 | 7.1 |
Rickettsia conorii | 150 | 24 | 16.0 | 338 | 72 | 21.3 |
Rickettsia rickettsii | 109 | 12 | 11.0 | 336 | 48 | 14.3 |
R. conorii and R. rickettsii | 109 | 12 | 11.0 | 336 | 33 | 9.82 |
Dirofilaria spp. | 150 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 21 | 6.4 |