Table 3.
The prevalence (%) of co-infections of major tick-borne pathogens in dogs by living condition and region.
| Co-infections combinations |
Total
(n = 442) |
Living condition | Region | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kennel dogs
(n = 36) |
Pet dogs
(n = 335) |
Stray dogs
(n = 71) |
Rayalaseema
(n =160) |
Costal Andhra
(n = 282) |
||
| Single infections 1 | 136(30.77) | 25(69.44)*** | 80(23.88 ) | 31( 43.66)* | 44(27.50) | 92(32.62) |
| Co-infections | ||||||
| B. gibsoni + B. vogeli + E. canis + H. canis | 8(1.81) | 2(5.56)** | 4(1.19) | 2(2.82) | 2(1.25) | 6(2.13) |
| B. gibsoni + B. vogeli + E. canis | 41 (9.28) | 5(13.89)* | 28(8.36) | 8(11.27) | 10(6.25) | 31(10.99) |
| B. gibsoni + B. vogeli + H. canis | 3 (0.68) | 1(2.78) | 0 (0.00) | 2(2.82)* | 0 (0.00) | 3(1.06) |
| E. canis + H. canis | 4(0.90) | 1(2.78) | 1(0.30) | 2(2.82)* | 0 (0.00) | 4(1.42) |
| Total co-infections | 56(12.67) | 9(25.00)** | 33(9.85) | 14(19.72)* | 12(7.50) | 44(15.60) |
1 Single infections include the individual infections of E. canis, H. canis, B. gibsoni, and B. vogeli.
*, **, and *** indicate significant differences at p < 0.05, p < 0.01, and p < 0.01, respectively.