Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in carnivores kept in zoos in Texas, USA: risk perception, practices, and antigen detection

Table 1 Risk perception and second-generation Potential for Conflict Index (PCI₂) and mean Likert scores (1 = no risk, 2 = low risk, 3 = moderate risk, 4 = high risk) of D. immitis by zoo facility

	Ailuridae	Canidae	Eupleridae	Felidae	Herpestidae	Hyaenidae	Mephitidae	Mustelidae	Prionodontidae	Procyonidae	Ursidae	Viverridae
Facility A	U	H	U	M	U	U	U	U	U	U	U	U
Facility B	M	H	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Facility C	U	H	U	H	U	U	U	H	U	L	U	M
Facility D	L	H	L	M	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L
Facility E	H	M	M	M	L	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Facility F	U	H	U	M	M	M	U	U	M	U	M	M
Facility G	U	H	U	H	U	U	U	H	U	H	U	U
Facility H	U	H	U	H	L	L	U	M	U	N	L	L
Facility I	H	H	M	H	M	H	M	H	U	M	H	M
Facility J	M	H	M	H	M	H	M	M	M	M	H	H
PCI₂	0.56	0.12	0.22	0.33	0.33	0.56	0.22	0.46	0.22	0.60	0.56	0.40
Mean Score	3.00	3.90	2.80	3.50	2.57	3.00	2.80	3.25	2.80	2.63	3.00	2.88

H high risk, M moderate risk, L low risk, N no risk, U unknown risk (including no response)

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