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Table 1 Prevalence of infection with Leishmania spp. in dogs and cats

From: Leishmania tropica and Leishmania infantum infection in dogs and cats in central Israel

 

ITS1 HRM PCR+ (%)

Leishmania infantum according to ITS1 HRM PCR and DNA sequencing (%)

Leishmania tropica according to ITS1 HRM PCR and DNA sequencing (%)

kDNA+ (%)

Dogs

7/189 (3.7)

6/189 (3.2%)

1/189 (0.5)

43/189 (22.7)

Cats

11/152 (7.2)

6/152 (3.9)

5/152 (3.3)

44/152 (28.9)

 

χ2 = 1.456, df = 1, P = 0.228

χ2 = 0.008, df = 1, P = 0.929

χ2 = 3.902, df = 2, P = 0.142

χ2 = 1.391, df = 1, P = 0.238