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Table 1 Summary of positivity based on different diagnostic tests from all cat colonies

From: A cross-sectional study of Leishmania infantum infection in stray cats in the city of Zaragoza (Spain) using serology and PCR

Colony

Location

Gender

ELISA (EU)

IFAT

WB (kDa bands)

PCR blood (Cq)

Colony 1 (n = 23)

Urban

Male 15/23

0/15

0/15

4/15

Cat 13 (24, 46)

Cat 24 (46)

Cat 27 (46)

Cat 28 (46)

4/14

Cat 13 (Cq 38)

Cat 24 (Cq 36)

Cat 27 (Cq 38)

Cat 28 (Cq 38)

Female 8/23

0/8

0/8

1/8

Cat 2 (46)

1/8

Cat 2 (Cq 34)

Colony 2 (n = 9)

Urban

Male 1/9

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Female 8/9

0/8

0/8

0/8

0/8

Colony 3 (n = 6)

Urban

Male 3/6

0/3

0/3

2/3

Cat 22 (46)

Cat 61 (46)

1/3

Cat 22 (Cq 37)

Female 3/6

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

Colony 4 (n = 8)

Urban

Male 5/8

0/5

0/5

1/5

Cat 23 (16)

0/5

Female 3/8

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

Colony 5 (n = 2)

Urban

Female 2/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Colony 6 (n = 15)

Urban

Male 9/15

1/9

Cat 177 (14)

1/9

Cat 177 (1:80)

1/9

Cat 177 (20, 46)

0/9

Female 6/15

0/6

0/6

1/6

Cat 156 (46)

0/6

Colony 7 (n = 3)

Urban

Male 1/3

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Female 2/3

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Colony 8 (n = 7)

Urban

Male 2/7

0/2

0/2

1/2

Cat 89 (14, 20)

0/2

Female 5/7

0/5

0/5

0/5

0/5

Colony 9 (n = 5)

Urban

Male 3/5

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

Female 2/5

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Colony 10 (n = 4)

Urban

Male 2/4

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Female 2/4

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Colony 11 (n = 24)

Peri-urban

Male 12/24

0/12

0/12

2/12

Cat 34 (46)

Cat 48 (16)

1/12

Cat 34 (Cq 31)

Female 12/24

1/12

Cat 46 (118)

1/12

Cat 46 (1:640)

3/12

Cat 30 (18)

Cat 38 (16)

Cat 46 (14, 16, 24, 36, 46)

1/12

Cat 46 (Cq 31)

Colony 12 (n = 5)

Peri-urban

Male 2/5

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Female 3/5

0/3

0/3

0/3

0/3

Colony 13 (n = 10)

Peri-urban

Male 4/10

0/4

0/4

0/4

0/4

Female 6/10

0/6

0/6

1/6

Cat 71 (16, 18)

0/6

Colony 14 (n = 4)

Peri-urban

Male 3/4

1/3

Cat 178 (24)

1/3

Cat 178 (1:160)

1/3

Cat 178 (14, 16, 36, 46)

0/3

Female 1/4

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Colony 15 (n = 3)

Peri-urban

Male 1/3

0/1

0/1

0/1

0/1

Female 2/3

0/2

0/2

0/2

0/2

Colony 16 (n = 3)

Peri-urban

Female 3/3

0/3

0/3

1/3

Cat 91 (46)

0/3

Colony 17 (n = 21)

Peri-urban

Male 9/21

0/9

0/9

0/9

0/9

Female 12/21

0/11

0/11

0/11

0/12

Colony 18 (n = 13)

Peri-urban

Male 7/13

2/7

Cat 95 (17)

Cat 109 (26)

1/7

Cat 95 (1:160)

2/7

Cat 95 (14, 16, 36, 46)

Cat 176 (16, 46)

2/7

Cat 94 (Cq 38)

Cat 95 (Cq 31)

Female 6/13

0/6

0/6

1/6

Cat 175 (16, 46)

0/6

Colony 19 (n = 15)

Peri-urban

Male 4/15

0/4

0/4

1/4

Cat 40 (36)

0/4

Female 11/15

0/11

0/11

3/11

Cat 39 (16, 18)

Cat 76 (46)

Cat 84 (14)

0/11

  1. ELISA, Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; EU, ELISA units; IFAT, immunofluorescent antibody test; WB, western blot; Cq, quantification cycle