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Table 1 Seroprevalence for Dirofilaria immitis from the companion cats included in this study

From: A nationwide serological survey for Dirofilaria immitis in companion cats in the United States of America: 3.5% antibody and 0.3% antigen positivity

Statea

Total samples (n)

Number and percentage of antibody-positive samplesb %

Number and percentage of antigen-positive samplesb%

Alabama

172

6 (3.4)

1 (0.6)

Arizona

20

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

Arkansas

25

1 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

California

191

12 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

Connecticut

16

1 (6.2)

0 (0.0)

Florida

195

4 (2.0)

1 (0.5)

Georgia

105

6 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

Hawaii

43

4 (9.3)

0 (0.0)

Illinois

54

2 (3.7)

0 (0.0)

Indiana

28

2 (7.1)

1 (3.6)

Louisiana

12

2 (16.6)

0 (0.0)

Massachusetts

140

2 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

Michigan

59

1 (1.7)

0 (0.0)

Mississippi

8

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

North Carolina

47

5 (10.6)

0 (0.0)

Nevada

23

1 (4.3)

0 (0.0)

New York

189

7 (3.7)

2 (1.1)

Ohio

88

3 (3.4)

0 (0.0)

Oregon

8

1 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

Pennsylvania

138

2 (1.4)

0 (0.0)

South Carolina

21

1 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

Tennessee

39

2 (5.1)

1 (2.6)

Texas

107

1 (0.9

0 (0.0)

Utah

3

1 (33.3)

0 (0.0)

Virginia

77

3 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

Washington

82

3 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

Wisconsin

25

1 (4.0)

0 (0.0)

Total

2,165

76 (3.5)

6 (0.3)

  1. aDirofilaria immitis antibody and antigen testing results were negative for an overall total of 248 cats from Alabama (n = 2), Colorado (22), Washington DC (8), Delaware (3), Iowa (16), Idaho (27), Kansas (5), Kentucky (10), Maryland (13), Maine (8), Minnesota (31), Missouri (22), Nebraska (10), New Hampshire (11), New Jersey (43), New Mexico (3), Oklahoma (2), Rhode Island (2), Vermont (4), West Virginia (3) and Wyoming (3)
  2. bPercentage is given in parentheses