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Table 1 Microfilariae detected by the modified Knott’s method in different areas of Greece

From: Dirofilaria infections in dogs in different areas of Greece

Municipality (No. of dogs examined)

No. of dogs with D.i. (% ± CI)

No. of dogs with D.r. (% ± CI)

No. of dogs with A.r. (% ± CI)

No. of dogs with D.i. + D.r. (% ± CI)

Thessaloniki (n = 100)

7 (7.0 ± 5.0)

1 (1.0 ± 2.0)

0

1 (1.0 ± 2.0)

Larissa (n = 100)

5 (5.0 ± 4.3)

2 (2.0 ± 2.7)

3 (3.0 ± 3.3)

0

Achaia (n = 150)

7 (4.7 ± 3.5)

13 (8.7 ± 4.5)

4 (2.7 ± 2.6)

1 (0.7 ± 1.3)

Attica (n = 300)

0

1 (0.3 ± 0.7)

2 (0.7 ± 0.9)

1 (0.3 ± 0.7)

Heraklion (n = 100)

0

0

1 (1.0 ± 2.0)

0

Total (n = 750)

19 (2.5 ± 1.1)

17 (2.3 ± 1)

10 (1.3 ± 0.8)

3 (0.4 ± 0.5)

  1. Abbreviations: D.i. D. immitis, D.r. D. repens, A.r. Acanthocheilonema reconditum, D.i. + D.r. D. immitis and D. repens mixed infections; CI 95 % confidence interval