Table 1 Dogs and samples stratified by number of Toxocara eggs positive test months
Number of patent infections | Number of dogs (%) | Samples | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Toxocara negative | Toxocara positive | Mean number of samples per dog | ||
0 | 637 (67.9) | 7,706 | 7,706 | 0 | 12 |
1 | 164 (17.5) | 2,761 | 2,597 | 164 | 17 |
2 | 66 (7.0) | 1,188 | 1,056 | 132 | 18 |
3 | 33 (3.5) | 566 | 467 | 99 | 17 |
4 | 18 (1.9) | 347 | 275 | 72 | 19 |
5 | 9 (1.0) | 174 | 129 | 45 | 19 |
6 | 8 (0.9) | 164 | 116 | 48 | 21 |
8 | 2 (0.2) | 38 | 22 | 16 | 19 |
9 | 1 (0.1) | 24 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
Total | 938 (100) | 12,968 | 12,383 | 585 | Â |