Table 1. Incidence density rate (IDR) of leishmaniosis in dogs from the collared (A) and uncollared control (B) Groups.
Dogs enrolled | Sampling date | Number of dogs in the cohort | Number of new casesa | Dog-months of follow-up | Incidence Density rate/year (95% CI) | ||||
A | B | A | B | A | B | A | B | ||
Baseline | March–April 2011 | 63 | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | |
Follow-up 1 | July 2011 | 63 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 175.8 | 136.6 | 0 | 0 |
Follow-up 2 | September 2011 | 62 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 163.1 | 140.3 | 0 | 8.55 (1.02–16.08) |
Follow-up 3 | November 2011 | 62 | 52 | 0 | 10 | 127.7 | 107.1 | 0 | 100 |
Follow-up 4- final test | March 2012 | 62 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 251.1 | 174.4 | 0 | 68.82 (56.08–81.52) |
Total | 0 | 21 | 717.6 | 558.4 | 0 | 45.13 (31.44–58.76) |
= dogs positive by one or more parasitological, serological and/or PCR tests.