Table 1.
Population data, PCR and A. platys serological results for each Aboriginal community
| |
Population |
PCR |
Serology |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aboriginal community | Dogs sampled | Age (puppy / juvenile / adult) | Gender (M/F) | Mycoplasma haemocanis | ‘Ca. Mycoplasma haematoparvum’ | Anaplasma platys | Babesia vogeli | Anaplasma platys |
|
Ti Tree§: |
22 |
1/5/16 |
13/9 |
14 (63.6%)* |
7 (31.8 %)* |
8 (36.4%) |
4 (18.2 %) |
5 (23.8%) |
|
Nturiya† |
11 |
0/3/8 |
8/3 |
5 (45.5%) |
3 (27.3%) |
4 (36.4%) |
1 (9.1%) |
1 (9.1%) |
|
Pmara |
11 |
1/2/8 |
5/6 |
9 (81.8%) |
4 (36.4%) |
4 (36.4%) |
3 (27.3%) |
4 (40.0%)# |
|
Tiwi Islands |
3 |
0/1/2 |
1/2 |
1 (33.3%) |
0 (0%) |
3 (100%) |
3 (100%) |
1 (33.3%) |
|
Goodooga |
5 |
1/0/4 |
2/3 |
1 (20.0%) |
1 (20.0%) |
2 (40.0%) |
3 (60.0%) |
0 (0%) |
|
Bidyadanga† |
9 |
5/1/3 |
4/5 |
1 (11.1%) |
0 (0%) |
7 (77.8%) |
7 (77.8%) |
3 (33.3%) |
| Total | 39 | 7/7/25 | 20/19 | 17 (43.6%) | 8 (20.5%) | 20 (51.3%) | 17 (43.6%) | 9 (23.7%) |
The number (and percentages, in parentheses) of dogs infected with each haemoparasite is recorded.
§ The Ti Tree results are the sum of those from Nturiya and Pmara.
*Six dogs were co-infected with both M. haemocanis and ‘Ca. M. haematoparvum’.
†The novel haemoplasma was detected in two dogs: one from Nturiya (Ti Tree) and one from Bidyadanga.
#Data available for 10 of the 11 dogs.