From: The epidemiology of Rickettsia felis infecting fleas of companion animals in eastern Australia
Population | Exposed | P | OR (95% CI) | |
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Breed (cats) | ||||
DSH | 94 | 21 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
DMH | 24 | 1 | 0.043 | 0.151 (0.019–1.186) |
DLH | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 (0–NaN) |
Pedigree breed cat | 46 | 0 | < 0.0001 | 0 (0–NaN) |
Breed (dogs) | ||||
Large breed dog | 65 | 14 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
Toy/small breed dog | 47 | 3 | 0.033 | 0.248 (0.067–0.921) |
Species | ||||
Cats | 167 | 22 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
Dogs | 112 | 17 | 0.725 | 1.179 (0.595–2.337) |
Sex | ||||
Female | 152 | 24 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
Male | 127 | 15 | 0.388 | 0.714 (0.357–1.429) |
Region | ||||
Ballina | 87 | 19 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
Central Coast | 108 | 15 | 0.184 | 0.577 (0.274–1.217) |
Cairns | 12 | 1 | 0.450 | 0.325 (0.039–2.682) |
Gold Coast | 4 | 0 | 0.576 | 0 (0–NaN) |
Ipswich | 41 | 2 | 0.020 | 0.184 (0.041–0.83) |
Northern Beaches | 9 | 0 | 0.197 | 0 (0–NaN) |
Climate | ||||
Subtropical | 132 | 21 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
Temperate | 117 | 15 | 0.589 | 0.777 (0.38–1.589) |
Tropical | 12 | 1 | 0.693 | 0.481 (0.059–3.922) |
Temperature (daily minimum, °C) | ||||
< 15 | 27 | 4 | 0.188 | 3.594 (0.747–17.303) |
15–20 | 187 | 32 | 0.012 | 4.267 (1.26–14.445) |
20–25 | 65 | 3 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
Temperature (daily maximum, °C) | ||||
< 27 | 118 | 12 | Ref. | 1 (na–na) |
27–30 | 129 | 26 | 0.034 | 2.23 (1.068–4.654) |
> 30 | 32 | 1 | 0.301 | 0.285 (0.036–2.278) |