FIG. 1.

Number of dogs positive (in one or more diagnostic tests) for Anaplasma platys (Ap), Babesia vogeli (Bv), Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii genotype III (Bvb), Ehrlichia canis (Ec), Hepatozoon canis (Hc), or Leishmania infantum (Li) from baseline to the third follow-up. The overall number of dogs positive for each pathogen (in one or more than one tests) at each follow-up is reported above the bars. Abbreviations: Cytbl, cytology on blood or buffy coat; Cytbm, cytology on bone marrow; PCR, PCR on blood and skin; PCRbm, PCR on bone marrow; Ser, serology.