Table 1 Seroprevalence of selected arthropod-borne pathogens in outdoor dogs from five major provincial areas of South Korea
From: Serological and molecular prevalence of canine vector-borne diseases (CVBDs) in Korea
Category | Dogs examined (%) | Number(%) of positive dogs by SNAP 4Dx test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Di Ag | Ap Ab | Ec Ab | Bb Ab | Cumulative total | Totala | |||
Gender | Female | 300 (56.4) | 64 (12.0) | 31 (5.8) | 7 (1.3) | 2 (0.4) | 104 (19.5) | 95 (17.9) |
Male | 232 (43.6) | 70 (13.2) | 52 (9.8) | 18 (3.4) | 4 (0.8) | 144 (27.1) | 121 (22.7) | |
Age (yrs) | < 2 | 115 (21.6) | 23 (4.3) | 15 (2.8) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 40 (7.5) | 36 (6.8) |
≥ 2 | 417 (78.4) | 111 (20.9) | 68 (12.8) | 23 (4.3) | 6 (1.1) | 208 (39.1) | 180 (33.8) | |
Geographical origin (provincial areas) | Chungcheong | 100 (18.8) | 26 (4.9) | 18 (3.4) | 4 (0.8) | 1 (0.2) | 49 (9.2) | 45 (8.5) |
Gangwon | 35 (6.6) | 1 (0.2) | 3 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.9) | 5 (0.9) | |
Gyeonggi | 88 (16.5) | 20 (3.8) | 21 (3.9) | 7 (1.3) | 1 (0.2) | 49 (9.2) | 39 (7.3) | |
Gyeongsang | 123 (23.1) | 14 (2.6) | 27 (5.1) | 7 (1.3) | 4 (0.8) | 52 (9.8) | 41 (7.7) | |
Jeolla | 186 (35.0) | 73 (13.7) | 14 (2.6) | 6 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 93 (17.5) | 86 (16.2) | |
Total | 532 (100) | 134 (25.2) | 83 (15.6) | 25 (4.7) | 6 (1.1) | 248 (46.6) | 216 (40.6) | |