Fig. 3
From: Predominant risk factors for tick-borne co-infections in hunting dogs from the USA
Hunting dogs have significantly higher exposure to tick-borne bacteria compared to companion dogs. Percent positive for each tick-borne pathogen for hunting dogs determined in this study and companion dogs (as reported by Bowman et al. [13]). The adjusted exposure rate for pet dogs in 2016 was calculated using the change in human tick-borne disease exposure between 2008 and 2016 as collected via CDC surveillance. The proportion of dogs positive to each tick-borne pathogen for hunting dogs and pet dogs were compared using a test of equal proportions with P ≤ 0.05 indicating non-equal differences. ** P = 0.005, **** P < 0.0001