Variable/category | No. (%) of cats tested | Percentage (n) of D. immitis-positive | Percentage (n) of T. gondii-positive |
---|---|---|---|
Municipality | 141 (100) | P = 0.654a | P = 0.459b |
Funchal | 90 (63.8) | 4.4 (4) | 27.8 (25) |
Otherj | 51 (36.2) | 2.0 (1) | 35.3 (18) |
Age group | 139 (98.6) | P = 0.322a | P = 0.007c |
Juvenile [5–11 months] | 39 (27.7) | 0 (0) | 12.8 (5) |
Adult [1–21 years] | 100 (70.9) | 5.0 (5) | 38.0 (38) |
Sex | 141 (100) | P = 1.0a | P = 0.067d |
Female | 64 (45.4) | 3.1 (2) | 39.1 (25) |
Male | 77 (54.6) | 3.9 (3) | 23.4 (18) |
Breed | 141 (100) | P = 1.0a | P = 0.247a |
Mixed | 133 (94.3) | 3.8 (5) | 29.3 (39) |
Definedk | 8 (5.7) | 0 (0) | 50.0 (4) |
Fur length | 138 (97.9) | P = 1.0a | P = 0.218e |
Short | 101 (71.6) | 3.0 (3) | 27.7 (28) |
Medium | 37 (26.2) | 2.7 (1) | 40.5 (15) |
Housing | 138 (97.9) | P = 1.0a | P = 0.081f |
Indoors | 34 (24.1) | 2.9 (1) | 17.6 (6) |
Outdoors or mixed | 104 (73.8) | 3.8 (4) | 35.6 (37) |
Clinical statusl | 141 (100) | P = 0.134a | P = 0.705g |
Non-suspect | 122 (86.5) | 2.5 (3) | 29.5 (36) |
Suspect | 19 (13.5) | 10.5 (2) | 36.8 (7) |
Ectoparasiticidesm | 103 (73.0) | P = 0.009a | P = 0.147h |
Yes | 62 (44.0) | 0 (0) | 25.8 (16) |
No | 41 (29.1) | 12.2 (5) | 41.5 (17) |
Macrocyclic lactonesn | 107 (75.9) | P = 0.076a | P = 0.066i |
Yes | 44 (31.2) | 0 (0) | 18.2 (8) |
No | 63 (44.7) | 7.9 (5) | 36.5 (23) |
Total | 141 (100) | 3.5 (5) | 30.5 (43) |