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Table 2 Molecular prevalence of selected arthropod-borne pathogens by real-time PCR 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 real-time PCR

CMh

Mh

Bg

Ap

Hc

Br

Eh

Lsh

Nr

Ri

Total

Any PCR Totala

Gender

Female

183 (41.6)

56 (12.7)

53 (12.0)

9 (2.0)

5 (1.1)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

57 (13.0)

89 (20.2)

Male

257 (58.4

134 (30.5)

115 (26.1)

14 (3.2)

5 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.1)

0 (0.2)

0 (0.3)

0 (0.4)

106 (24.1)

185 (42.0)

Age (yrs)

< 2

87 (19.8)

9 (2.0)

28 (6.4)

0 (0.0)

3 (0.7)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.1)

0 (0.2)

0 (0.3)

0 (0.4)

41 (9.3)

36 (8.2)

≥ 2

353 (80.2)

181 (41.1)

140 (31.8)

23 (5.2)

7 (1.6)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.1)

0 (0.2)

0 (0.3)

0 (0.4)

0 (0.5)

351 (79.8)

238 (54.1)

Geographical origin (provincial areas)

Chungcheong

100 (22.7)

22 (5.0)

21 (4.8)

1 (0.2)

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.1)

0 (0.2)

0 (0.3)

0 (0.4)

0 (0.5)

46 (10.5)

38 (8.6)

Gangwon

35 (8.0)

21 (4.8)

13 (3.0)

2 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

36 (8.2)

28 (6.4)

Gyeonggi

88 (20.0)

33 (7.5)

29 (6.6)

10 (2.3)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

74 (16.8)

46 (10.5)

Gyeongsang

123 (28.0)

65 (14.8)

65 (14.8)

1 (0.2)

4 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

135 (30.7)

92 (20.9)

Jeolla

94 (21.4)

49 (11.1)

40 (9.1)

9 (2.0)

3 (0.7)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

101 (23.0)

70 (15.9)

Total

 

440 (100.0)

190 (43.2)

168 (38.2)

23 (5.2)

10 (2.3)

1 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

392 (89.1)

274 (62.3)

  1. AbbreviationsCMhCandidatus M. haematoparvum”, Mh Mycoplasma haemocanis, Bg Babesia gibsoni, Ap Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Hc Heptatozoon canis, Br Bartonella spp., Eh Ehrlichia spp., Lsh Leishmania spp., Nr Neorickettsia spp., Ri Rickettsia spp
  2. aNumber of positive dogs by any of the ten test results by real-time PCR test