Table 2 Prevalence of B. canis and Hepatozoon spp. in association with epidemiological data
From: Apicomplexan haemoparasites in domestic cats in Romania
| Â | Total (%a) | Positive samples (%, 95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
B. canis | Hepatozoon spp. | ||
Sex | |||
 Males | 191 (51.4) | 28 (14.7, 95% CI 9.6–19.7) | 2 (1.0, 95% CI 0.0–2.5) |
 Females | 172 (46.4) | 28 (16.3, 95% CI 10.8–21.8) | 0 |
 Not available | 8 (2.2) | 0 | 0 |
Age | |||
 < 3 years old | 178 (48.0) | 28 (15.7, 95% CI 10.4–21.1) | 0 |
 ≥ 3 years old | 171 (46.1) | 24 (14.0, 95% CI 8.8–19.2) | 2 (1.2, 95% CI 0.0–2.8) |
Not available | 22 (5.9) | 4 (18.2, 95% CI 2.0–34.3) | 0 |
Breed | |||
 European shorthair | 338 (91.1) | 50 (14.8, 95% CI 11.0–18.6) | 2 (0.6, 95% CI 0.0–1.4) |
 Other breeds | 33 (8.9) | 6 (18.2, 95% CI 5.0–31.3) | 0 |
Lifestyle | |||
 Client-owned | 314 (84.6) | 49 (15.6, 95% CI 11.6–19.6) | 2 (0.6, 95% CI 0.0–1.5) |
 Stray | 30 (8.1) | 2 (6.7, 95% CI 0.0–15.6) | 0 |
 Feral | 27 (7.3) | 5 (18.5, 95% CI 3.9–33.2) | 0 |
Habitat | |||
 Urban | 272 (73.3) | 43 (15.8, 95% CI 11.5–20.1) | 1 (0.4, 95% CI 0.0–1.1) |
 Rural | 99 (26.7) | 13 (13.1, 95% CI 6.5–19.8) | 1 (1.0, 95% CI 0.0–3.0) |
Ecoregion | |||
 Continental | 218 (58.8) | 25 (11.5, 95% CI 7.2–15.7) | 2 (0.9, 95% CI 0.0–2.2) |
 Steppe | 10 (2.7) | 0 | 0 |
 Alpine | 36 (9.7) | 8 (22.2, 95% CI 8.6–35.8) | 0 |
 Pannonian | 107 (28.8) | 23 (21.5, 95% CI 13.7–29.3)b | 0 |