Table 3 Species/genotypes/assemblages of Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia duodenalis in dogs and cats by sex, breed, age, sample source and clinical signs
Variable | Dogs | Cats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Cryptosporidium genotype (n) | G. duodenalis assemblage (n) | n | Cryptosporidium genotype (n) | G. duodenalis assemblage (n) | |
Sex | ||||||
 Female | 291 | C. canis (21); rat genotype IV (1) | C (19); D (12); C/D (4) | 129 | C. felis (10); C. parvum (1) | – |
 Male | 191 | C. canis (9) | C (4); D (6); C/D (1) | 163 | C. felis (7); C. parvum (1); C. muris (1); rat genotype IV (1) | A (1); F (8) |
 Unknown | 159 | C. canis (12); C. muris (1) | C (4); D (8) | 126 | C. felis (4); C. parvum (1) | F (6) |
Breed | ||||||
 Purebred | 446 | C. canis (28); C. muris (1) | C (23); D (18); C/D (5) | 89 | C. felis (8); C. parvum (1); C. muris (1); rat genotype IV (1) | F (1) |
 Mixed-breed | 82 | C. canis (4); rat genotype IV (1) | C (2) | 187 | C. felis (9) | F (2) |
 Unknown | 113 | C. canis (10) | C (2); D (8) | 142 | C. felis (4); C. parvum (2) | A (1); F (11) |
Age (months) | ||||||
 ≤ 6 | 125 | C. canis (14); C. muris (1) | C (9); D (4); C/D (1) | 66 | C. felis (7); C. parvum (1); rat genotype IV (1) | A (1); F (1) |
 > 6 | 402 | C. canis (19); rat genotype IV (1) | C (16); D (14); C/D (4) | 299 | C. felis (11); C. parvum (1); C. muris (1) | F (9) |
 Unknown | 114 | C. canis (9) | C (2); D (8) | 53 | C. felis (3); C. parvum (1) | F (4) |
Sample source | ||||||
 Household | 79 | C. canis (11) | C (4); D (3); C/D (1) | 49 | C. felis (1) | F (1) |
 Pet shop | 118 | C. canis (12); C. muris (1) | C (8); D (3); C/D (1) | 27 | Rat genotype IV (1); C. felis (2) |  |
 Pet shelter | 134 | C. canis (9) | C (2); D (8) | 132 | C. felis (6); C. parvum (1) | F (6) |
 Research center | 201 | C. canis (7) | C (13); D (11); C/D (3) | 0 |  |  |
 Veterinary clinic | 109 | C. canis (3); rat genotype IV (1) | D (1) | 130 | C. felis (7); C. parvum (2); C. muris (1) | A (1); F (7) |
 Stray | 0 | – | – | 80 | C. felis (5) | – |
Clinical signs | ||||||
 Diarrheic | 17 | C. canis (2) | C (1); D (1) | 19 | C. felis (1) | – |
 Non-diarrheic | 624 | C. canis (40); C. muris (1); rat genotype IV (1) | C (26); D (25); C/D (5) | 399 | C. felis (20); C. parvum (3); C. muris (1); rat genotype IV (1) | A (1); F (14) |
 Total | 641 | C. canis (42); C. muris (1); rat genotype IV (1) | C (27); D (26); C/D (5) | 418 | C. felis (21); C. parvum (3); C. muris (1); rat genotype IV (1) | A (1); F (14) |