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Table 3 Distribution of feline hemoplasma infection in client-owned cats in accordance with different epidemiological data

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)

  1. Abbreviations: CMhmCandidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum”, Mhf Mycoplasma haemofelis, CMtCandidatus Mycoplasma turicensis”
  2. *Statistically significant differences (P < 0.05)