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Table 1 Prevalence of single and co-infections by endoparasites among dogs (n = 4692) in the US

From: Retrospective study of canine endoparasites diagnosed by fecal flotation methods analyzed across veterinary parasitology diagnostic laboratories, United States, 2018

Parasite infection

Positives (n)

Prevalence % (95% CI)

Single infections

797

16.99 (15.91–18.06)

Co-infections

179

3.82 (3.27–4.36)

Co-infection with 2 parasites

155

3.30 (2.79–3.81)

Co-infection with 3 parasites

22

0.47 (0.27–0.66)

Co-infection with 4 parasites

1

0.02 (0–0.06)

Co-infection with 5 parasites

1

0.02 (0–0.06)