Table 2.
Seroprevalence of selected arthropod-borne pathogens in stray dogs admitted to a shelter in Gwangju, Korea as detected by a commercial screening test
| Dogs examined (%) | Number(%) of positive dogs by SNAP 4Dx test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Di Ag | Ap Ab | Ec Ab | Bb Ab | Total* | ||
| Gender | Female | 280(40.5) | 50(17.9) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 50(17.9) |
| Male | 412(59.5) | 51(12.4) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 51(12.4) | |
| Age(yr) | <2 | 211(30.5) | 19(9.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 19(9.0) |
| >= 2 | 481(69.5) | 82(17.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 82(17.0) | |
| Geographical origin (district) | East | 58(8.4) | 12(20.7) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 12(20.7) |
| West | 105(15.2) | 15(14.3) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 15(14.3) | |
| South | 87(12.6) | 13(14.9) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 13(14.9) | |
| North | 355(51.3) | 53(14.9) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 53(14.9) | |
| Gwangsan | 87(12.6) | 8(9.2) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 8(9.2) | |
| Total | 692(100.0) | 101(14.6) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 101(14.6) | |
*Number of positive dogs by any of the four test results by SNAP 4Dx test
Di Ag, Dirofilaria immitis antigen; Ap Ab, Anaplasma phagocytophilum antibody; Ec Ab, Ehrlichia canis antibody; Bb Ab, Borrelia burgdorferi antibody