Table 1 Evidence of contact with L. infantum using ELISA and western blot
Variable | Animals studied (%) | ELISA | Western blot | Positive animals for both techniques (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | Negative (%) | Positive (%) a | Indeterminate (%) b | Negative (%) c | |||
Sex | |||||||
Female | 49 (48.0) | 4 (8.2) | 45 (91.8) | 15 (30.6) | 2 (4.1) | 32 (65.3) | 16 (32.7) |
Male | 53 (52.0) | 5 (9.4) | 48 (90.6) | 11 (20.8) | 7 (13.2) | 35 (66.0) | 13 (24.5) |
Total | 102 | 9 (8.8) | 93 (91.2) | 26 (25.5) | 9 (8.8) | 67 (65.7) | 29 (28.4) |
Age | |||||||
Young | 15 (14.7) | 0 (0) | 15 (100) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) | 9 (60) | 4 (26.7) |
Adult | 48 (47.1) | 5 (10.4) | 43 (89.6) | 16 (33.3) | 4 (8.3) | 28 (58.3) | 17 (35.4) |
Senior | 39 (38.2) | 4 (10.23) | 35 (89.7) | 6 (15.4) | 3 (7.7) | 30 (76.9) | 8 (20.5) |
Housing shelter | |||||||
Inside | 55 (53.9) | 4 (7.2) | 51 (92.72) | 10 (18.2) | 3 (5.5) | 42 (76.3) | 13 (23.6) |
Outside | 6 (5.9) | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.33) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) |
Mixed | 41 (40.2) | 4 (9.8) | 37 (90.24) | 14 (34.2) | 4 (9.8) | 23 (56.1) | 14 (34.2) |
Cohabitation with a dog | |||||||
Yes | 28 (27.5) | 3 (10.7) | 25 (89.3) | 8 (28.6) | 2 (7.1) | 18 (64.3) | 8 (28.6) |
No | 74 (72.6) | 6 (8.1) | 68 (91.9) | 18 (24.3) | 7 (9.5) | 49 (66.2) | 21 (28.4) |