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Table 4 Combined results of the serological analyses performed to assess the exposure of kennelled dogs to Phlebotomus perniciosus at the beginning and end of the sand fly season

From: Monitoring Leishmania infection and exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus using minimal and non-invasive canine samples

Salivary gland antigen

Sand fly season (n = 208)

rSP03B

rSP03B + rSP01

SGH

Start, n (%)

End, n (%)

29 (13.9)

10 (4.8)

+

5 (2.4)

5 (2.4)

+

16 (7.7)

6 (2.9)

+

0 (0)

2 (1.0)

+

+

29 (13.9)

9 (4.3)

+

+

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

+

+

8 (3.8)

8 (3.8)

+

+

+

121 (58.2)

167 (80.3)

  1. Abbreviations: rSP03B, 43 KDa yellow-related protein; rSP03B + rSP01, rSP03B and 35.5 kDa apyrase; SGH, salivary gland homogenate