From: Epidemiological study of hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in cats from central Spain
Variable | Total no. of cats (%) | Number of positive cats (%) | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Any hemoplasma | Mhf | CMhm | CMt | Mhf + CMhm | CMt + CMhm | CMt + Mhf | ||
456 | 41 (9.0) | 10 (3.2) | 36 (7.9) | 2 (0.4) | 5 (1.1) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | |
Age | 422 | |||||||
Young (≤ 1-year-old) | 85 (20.1) | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.3) | 0 | 2 (2.3) | 0 | 0 |
Adult (> 1-year-old) | 337 (79.9) | 31 (9.2)* | 6 (1.8) | 27 (8.0) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
Spayed/neutered | 397 | |||||||
Yes | 247 (62.2) | 22 (8.9) | 4 (1.6) | 20 (8.1) | 0 | 2 (0.8) | 0 | 0 |
No | 150 (37.8) | 9 (6.0) | 3 (2.0) | 8 (5.3) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 0 | 1 (0.7) |
Breed | 424 | |||||||
European | 294 (69.3) | 26 (8.8) | 6 (2.0) | 22 (7.5) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.7) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
Non-European | 130 (30.7) | 9 (6.9) | 3 (2.3) | 8 (6.1) | 0 | 2 (1.5) | 0 | 0 |
Outdoor access | 333 | |||||||
Yes | 82 (24.6) | 10 (12.2)* | 1 (1.2) | 9 (11.0) | 1 (1.2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.2) |
No | 251 (75.4) | 12 (4.8) | 4 (1.6) | 11 (4.4) | 0 | 3 (1.2) | 0 | 0 |
Contact with other animals | 331 | |||||||
Yes | 225 (68.0) | 18 (8.0) | 2 (0.9) | 17 (7.6) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
No | 106 (32.0) | 8 (7.5) | 3 (2.8) | 7 (6.6) | 0 | 2 (1.9) | 0 | 0 |
Previous tick infestation | 317 | |||||||
Yes | 16 (5.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No | 301 (94.1) | 21 (7.0) | 5 (1.7) | 19 (6.3) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
Previous flea infestation | 316 | |||||||
Yes | 41 (13.0) | 4 (9.8) | 0 | 4 (9.8) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No | 275 (87.0) | 17 (6.2) | 5 (1.8) | 15 (5.4) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
Ectoparasiticide treatment | 309 | |||||||
Yes | 86 (27.8) | 8 (9.3) | 2 (2.3) | 7 (8.1) | 0 | 1 (1.2) | 0 | 0 |
No | 223 (72.2) | 13 (5.8) | 3 (1.3) | 12 (5.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.9) | 0 | 1 (0.4) |
Travel history | 309 | |||||||
Yes | 116 (37.5) | 7 (6.0) | 0 | 7 (6.0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No | 193 (62.5) | 14 (7.2) | 5 (2.6) | 12 (6.2) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.5) | 0 | 1 (0.5) |
Previous blood transfusion | 314 | |||||||
Yes | 4 (1.3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No | 310 (98.7) | 21 (6.8) | 5 (1.6) | 19 (6.1) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
Tetracyclines treatment | 314 | |||||||
Yes | 13 (4.1) | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 1 (7.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No | 301 (95.9) | 20 (6.6) | 5 (1.7) | 18 (6.0) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |