Table 1.
Distribution of Leishmania infected dogs by test method, district and locality
| District | Locality | No. dogs examined |
(a)Detection of Leishmania |
(b)Infected (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture (%) | ITS1-PCR (%) | ELISA (%) | ||||
| Jericho |
Zbeidat |
4 |
|
|
1/3 (33.3) |
1 (25) |
| |
Marj Na’jeh |
6 |
|
1 (16.7) |
1 (16.7) |
1 (16.7) |
| |
Marj al Ghazal |
8 |
|
|
|
|
| Qalqylia |
Azzoun |
30 |
|
4 (13.3) |
|
4 (13.3) |
| Tubas |
Seir |
2 |
|
|
|
4 (26.7) |
| |
Tammoun |
15 |
|
3 (20) |
1 (6.7) |
|
| Jenin |
Silat Al-Hartheyeh |
19 |
|
1 (5.3) |
1 (5.3) |
2 (10.5) |
| |
Al-Yamoun |
16 |
|
1 (6.3) |
4 (25) |
5 (31.3) |
| Salfit |
Salfit |
10 |
|
|
3 (33.3) |
3 (33.3) |
| |
Rafat |
8 |
|
2 (25) |
|
2 (25) |
| |
Kafr Al-Diek |
18 |
|
1(5.6) |
|
1 (5.6) |
| |
Zawieh |
10 |
|
|
|
|
| Bethlehem |
Obeidieh |
31 |
1 (3.2) |
|
1(3.2) |
2 (6.4) |
| Hebron |
Hatta |
17 |
1(5.9) |
8 (47) |
3 (17.6) |
8 (47) |
| |
Beit Oula |
21 |
1(4.8) |
2 (9.5) |
1(5.6) |
3 (1.4) |
| Total | 215 | 3/197 (1.5) | 23/200 (11.5) | 16/212 (7.5) | 36 (16.7) | |
(a) Positive samples/tested (%).
(b) Infected: positive by ELISA or/and PCR or/and culture.