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Table 1 Prevalence of infectious pathogens in Leishmania-infected and non-infected cats from an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil

From: Infection by Mycoplasma spp., feline immunodeficiency virus and feline leukemia virus in cats from an area endemic for visceral leishmaniasis

 

FIV

FeLV

Mycoplasma spp.

 

+/n (%)

P-value

+/n (%)

P-value

+/n (%)

P-value

Cats infected with Leishmania (G1)

  

Sex

      

 Male

2/18 (11.1)

0.6123

1/18 (5.0)

0.3600

4/18 (22.2)

0.0500

 Female

2/32 (6.2)

 

0/32 (0)

 

1/32 (3.1)

 

Age

      

 > 1 year

4/32 (12.5)

0.1178

1/32 (3.0)

1.000

5/32 (15.6)

0.0770

 ≤ 1 year

0/18 (0)

 

0/18 (0)

 

0/18 (0)

 

Cats non-infected with Leishmania (G2)

  

Sex

      

 Male

1/10 (10.0)

0.2500

0/10 (0)

na

2/10 (20.0)

0.1480

 Female

0/30 (0)

 

0/30 (0)

 

1/30 (3.3)

 

Age

      

 > 1 year

1/20 (5.0)

1.000

0/20 (0)

na

3/20 (15.0)

0.2307

 ≤ 1 year

0/20 (0)

 

0/20 (0)

 

0/20 (0)

 
  1. Abbreviations: FIV feline immunodeficiency vírus, FeLV feline leukaemia virus, + number of positive cats, n total number, na not applicable