Table 1 Comparison of prevalence of H. felis in cats from Maio Island in association with different epidemiological data

Age

 Kitten (≥ 6 months to < 1 year-old)

24

6 (25.0)

 Adult (≥ 1 year-old)

56

6 (10.7)

Sex

 Male

42

9 (28.1)

 Female

38

3 (7.9)

Village of origin

 Morro

5

–

 Calheta

20

4 (20.0)

 Praia Gonçalo

3

1 (33.3)

 Pedro Vaz

6

1 (16.7)

 Alcatraz

5

–

 Pilão Cão

1

–

 Ribeira D. João

8

–

 Figueira da Horta

4

–

 Barreiro

10

1 (10.0)

 Cidade do Porto Inglês

18

5 (27.8)

Presence of ticks

 Yes

4

2 (50.0)

 No

76

10 (13.2)

Presence of fleas

 Yes

24

5 (20.8)

 No

56

7 (12.5)