Table 1 Epidemiological variables recorded in 114 Bml-infected healthy dogs (PCR and sequencing confirmed)
From: The role of healthy dog carriers of Babesia microti-like piroplasms
Variable | n | Positive Bml (%) | χ2-value | df | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dog population | Hunting dog | 333 | 85 (25.5)* | 57.429 | 2 | ≤0.0001 |
Pet | 212 | 5 (2.4) | ||||
Stray dog | 211 | 24 (11.4) | ||||
Study area | A Coruña | 285 | 99 (34.7)* | 139,734 | 3 | ≤0.0001 |
Lugo | 165 | 6 (3.6) | ||||
Ourense | 136 | 0 | ||||
Pontevedra | 170 | 9 (5.3) | ||||
Breed | Crossbreed | 371 | 63 (17) | 2016 | 1 | 0.156 |
Pure breed | 377 | 50 (13.3) | ||||
Age (years) | < 3 | 202 | 27 (13.4) | 0.885 | 2 | 0.642 |
3–5 | 248 | 41 (16.5) | ||||
>5 | 264 | 41 (15.5) | ||||
Size (kg) | ≤5 | 27 | 5 (18.5) | 23.876 | 3 | ≤0.0001 |
>5 ≤ 10 | 110 | 25 (22.7)* | ||||
> 10 ≤ 25 | 333 | 61(18.3)* | ||||
≥25 | 228 | 13 (5.7) | ||||
Sex | Non-neutered male | 255 | 54 (21.2)* | 9.871 | 3 | 0.02 |
Neutered male | 66 | 5 (7.6) | ||||
Non-sterilized female | 235 | 40 (17) | ||||
Sterilized female | 78 | 8 (10.3) | ||||
Habitat | House with garden | 142 | 1 (0.7) | 66.180 | 4 | ≤0.0001 |
Flat | 62 | 3 (4.8) | ||||
Kennel | 316 | 85 (26.9)* | ||||
Farm | 21 | 1 (4.8) | ||||
Shelter | 211 | 24 (11.4) | ||||
Fox-hunting | Yes | 140 | 44 (31.4)* | 10.974 | 1 | 0.001 |
No | 152 | 23 (15.1) | ||||
Ticks | Yes | 42 | 10 (23.8) | 1.988 | 1 | 0.165 |
No | 607 | 95 (15.7) | ||||
Ectoparasiticides | Yes | 601 | 99 (16.5) | 0.231 | 1 | 0.631 |
No | 75 | 14 (18.7) | ||||
Clinical signsa | Presence | 92 | 7 (7.6) | 4.709 | 1 | 0.03 |
Absence | 657 | 107 (16.3)* | ||||
Body condition | Thin | 93 | 26 (28)* | 20.767 | 2 | ≤0.0001 |
Normal | 463 | 83 (17.9) | ||||
Overweight | 85 | 2 (2.4) | ||||