Table 6 Breed, age, gender and location of the dogs according to seropositivity
From: Exposure to vector-borne pathogens in candidate blood donor and free-roaming dogs of northeast Italy
Data | A. phagocythophilum | B. canis | E. canis | L. infantum | R. conorii | R. rickettsii |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | pos/tested (%) | pos/tested (%) | pos/tested (%) | pos/tested (%) | pos/tested (%) | pos/tested (%) |
Breed | ||||||
 crossbreed | 10/327 (3.1) | 3/323 (0.9) | 9/327 (2.8) | 23/327 (7.0) | 68/327 (20.8) | 46/323 (14.2) |
 other breed | 7/153 (4.6) | 0/111 (0) | 2/153 (1.3) | 11/153 (7.2) | 25/153 (16.3) | 13/116 (11.2) |
Age (months) | ||||||
 ≤12 | 2/91 (2.2) | 1/91 (1.1) | 1/91 (1.1) | 9/91 (9.9) | 16/91 (17.6) | 10/91 (11.0) |
 >12 ≤ 36 | 5/88 (5.7) | 1/72 (1.4) | 0/87 (0) | 11/87 (12.6) | 15/87 (17.2) | 7/74 (9.5) |
 >36 ≤ 60 | 3/69 (4.3) | 1/59 (1.7) | 1/70 (1.4) | 3/69 (4.3) | 9/69 (13.0) | 8/59 (13.6) |
 > 60 | 4/68 (5.9) | 0/61 (0) | 0/69 (0) | 2/69 (2.9) | 14/69 (20.3) | 14/63 (22.2) |
Gender | ||||||
 female | 11/177 (6.2) | 1/148 (0.7) | 3/177 (1.7) | 13/176 (7.4) | 30/176 (17.0) | 16/150 (10.7) |
 male | 6/303 (2.0) | 2/286 (0.7) | 8/304 (2.6) | 21/304 (6.9) | 64/304 (21.1) | 44/289 (15.2) |
Location | ||||||
 Padua | 9/226 (4.0) | 3/225 (1.3) | 2/228 (0.9) | 16/226 (7.1) | 41/227 (18.1) | 34/223 (15.2) |
 Treviso | 2/157 (1.3) | 0/140 (0) | 7/158 (4.4) | 10/157 (6.4) | 39/157 (24.8) | 18/140 (12.9) |
 Venice | 3/59 (5,1) | 0/43 (0) | 0/59 (0) | 4/59 (6.8) | 8/59 (13.6) | 5/48 (10.4) |
 Other | 4/46 (8.7) | 0/34 (0) | 2/46 (4.3) | 4/46 (8.7) | 8/46 (17.4) | 3/34 (8.8) |