Table 1 Vector-borne infections in dogs in Canada, 2013–2014. Percent positive test results (95% confidence intervals, CI), and total number positive by province for dogs tested from 2013–2014 for antigen of Dirofilaria immitis and antibody to Borrelia burgdorferi, Ehrlichia spp. and Anaplasma spp.
Province (Number of tests) | Borrelia burgdorferi % (95% CI) [No. positive] | Dirofilaria immitis % (95% CI) [No. positive] | Anaplasma spp. % (95% CI) [No. positive] | Ehrlichia spp. % (95% CI) [No. positive] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Manitoba (n = 12,765) | 2.4 (2.1–2.7) [303] | 0.20 (0.12–0.28) [26] | 0.86% (0.70–1.0) [110] | 0.24% (0.16–0.32) [31] |
New Brunswick (n = 1,631) | 3.7 (2.9–4.7) [60] | 0.12 (0.01–0.48) [2] | 0.43 (0.19–0.90) [1] | 0.12 (0.01–0.48) [2] |
Nova Scotia (n = 210) | 15.7 (11.4–21.3) [33] | 0.48 (0.01–2.9) [1] | 0.95 (0.04–3.6) [2] | 0 (0–2.2) [0] |
Ontario (n = 77,143) | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) [1,780] | 0.50 (0.45–0.55) [385] | 0.22 (0.19–0.25) [166] | 0.19 (0.16–0.22) [146] |
Quebec (n = 23,701) | 2.8 (2.6–3.0) [667] | 0.30 (0.23–0.37) [71] | 0.19 (0.13–0.25) [46] | 0.16 (0.11–0.21) [37] |
Saskatchewan (n = 186) | 0.54 (0.01–3.3) [1] | 0 (0–2.4) [0] | 0 (0–2.4) [0] | 1.6 (0.33–4.9) [3] |
National (n = 115,636) | 2.5 (2.4–2.6) [1,844] | 0.42 (0.38–0.46) [485] | 0.29 (0.26–0.32) [331] | 0.19 (0.16–0.22) [219] |