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Table 2 Serological association between Leishmania infantum, SFSV and TOSV in sheltered dogs from Portugal

From: Serological association between Leishmania infantum and sand fly fever Sicilian (but not Toscana) virus in sheltered dogs from southern Portugal

Variable/Category

No. of tested dogs (%)

No. of seropositive dogs (%)

   
  

Sand fly fever Sicilian virus

OR (95% CI)

Toscana virus

OR (95% CI)

Leishmania infantum

581

χ 2 = 4.163, df = 1, P = 0.041

1.693 (1.017–2.818)

P = 0.451*

1.357 (0.545–3.377)

seronegative

505

276 (54.7)

 

30 (5.9)

 

seropositive

76

51 (67.6)

 

6 (7.9)

 
  1. * P-value obtained by the Fisher’s exact test