Table 1 Results of serological diagnosis for pathogen infection in dogs in three macro areas of Italy from 2006 to 2020
From: Seropositivity to canine tick-borne pathogens in a population of sick dogs in Italy
Macro areas of Italy | Anaplasma phagocytophilum | Borrelia burgdorferi | Ehrlichia canis | Rickettsia conorii | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
na | Positive test resultb | na | Positive test resultb | na | Positive test resultb | na | Positive test resultb | |
North | 774 | 321 (41.5%; 38.1‒45.1) | 1529 | 1250 (81.8%; 79.7‒83.6) | 4128 | 1166 (28.2%; 26.9‒29.6) | 3231 | 1995 (61.7%; 60.1‒63.4) |
Central | 442 | 167 (37.8%; 33.4‒42.4) | 945 | 818 (86.6%; 84.3‒88.6) | 4361 | 1191 (27.3%; 26.1‒28.7) | 3706 | 2459 (66.4%; 64.8‒67.9) |
South and islands | 157 | 58 (36.9%; 29.6‒44.9) | 86 | 69 (80.2%; 70.4‒87.5) | 1845 | 606 (32.8%; 30.7‒35.1) | 788 | 559 (70.9%; 67.7‒74.1) |
Total | 1373 | 546 (39.8%; 37.2‒42.4) | 2560 | 2137 (83.5%; 82‒84.9) | 10,334 | 2963 (28.7%; 27.8‒29.6) | 7725 | 5013 (64.9%; 63.8‒65.9) |