Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline prevalence of various vector-borne pathogens in Goiana (Pernambuco) and São Joaquim de Bicas (Minas Gerais), Brazil

From: Prevalence and incidence of vector-borne pathogens in unprotected dogs in two Brazilian regions

Pathogena

Goiana

São Joaquim de Bicas

Statistics

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

Prevalence (%)

95% CI

Anaplasma spp.

45.1 (n = 204)

38.1–52.2

16.5 (n = 103)

9.9–25.1

χ2 = 24.44, df = 1, P < 0.0001

Babesia spp.

79.9 (n = 204)

73.7–85.2

81.6 (n = 103)

72.7–88.5

χ2 = 0.12, df = 1, P = 0.7304

Dirofilaria immitis

36.3 (n = 204)

29.7–43.3

0 (n = 103)

nc

χ2 = 49.23, df = 1, P < 0.0001

Ehrlichia spp.

64.7 (n = 204)

57.9–70.9

37.9 (n = 103)

28.5–48.0

χ2 = 19.99, df = 1, P < 0.0001

Leishmania spp.

14.7 (n = 516)

11.8–18.1

19.5 (n = 307)

15.5–24.4

χ2 = 3.24, df = 1, P = 0.0721

  1. aExcept for Dirofilaria immitis and Borrelia burgdorferi (not shown in the table), all pathogens were assessed by both serology and PCR. For more details, see “Methods” and Additional file 1: Table S1
  2. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; n, number of dogs considered in the calculations; nc, not calculated