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. 2013 Mar 7;7(3):e2108. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002108

Table 1. Distribution of vector-borne pathogens among dog population studied.

Variables No. (%) examined No. (%) positive for Total
E. canis A. platys B. rossi B. vogeli Theileria sp. H. canis Rickettsia spp.
gltA OmpA
Sex
Male 66 (36.5) 4 (6.1) 5 (7.6) 3 (4.5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 27 (40.9) 5 (7.6) 1 (1.5) 44 (24.3)
Female 102 (56.4) 11 (10.8) 7 (6.9) 9 (8.8) 0 (0) 1 (0.9) 38 (37.3) 9 (8.8) 0 (0) 75 (41.4)
DNA 13 (7.2) 8 (61.5) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1.7) 0 (0) 10 (76.9) 2 (15.3) 0 (0) 21 (11.6)
Age group (months)
0–6 58 (32.0) 7 (12.1) 3 (5.2) 5 (8.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 21 (36.2) 6 (10.3) 0 (0) 42 (22.7)
7–12 56 (30.9) 7 (12.5) 4 (7.1) 4 (7.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 24 (42.9) 2 (3.6) 0 (0) 41 (22.1)
13–24 36 (19.9) 2 (5.6) 5 (13.9) 1 (2.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 15 (41.7) 5 (13.9) 1 (2.8) 28 (15.5)
25–36 7 (3.9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (14.3) 0 (0) 1 (14.3) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0) 3 (1.7)
>36 9 (5.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (22.2) 1 (11.1) 0 (0) 3 (1.7)
DNA 15 (8.3) 7 (46.7) 0 (0) 1 (6.7) 1 (6.7) 0 (0) 12 (80.0) 2 (13.3) 0 (0) 23 (12.7)
Breed
Local 78 (43.1) 7 (9.0) 5 (6.4) 5 (5.1) 0 (0) 0 (0) 35 (44.9) 9 (11.5) 1 (1.3) 61 (33.1)
Exotic 61 (33.7) 6 (9.8) 6 (9.8) 6 (9.8) 0 (0) 1 (1.6) 16 (26.2) 4 (6.6) 0 (0) 39 (215)
Cross 27 (14.9) 3 (11.1) 1 (3.7) 1 (7.4) 0 (0) 0 (0) 12 (44.4) 1 (3.7) 0 (0) 18 (9.9)
DNA 15 (8.3) 7 (46.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (6.7) 0 (0) 12 (80.0) 2 (13.3) 0 (0) 22 (12.2)
Sampling Area
Rivers state 17 (9.4) 2 (11.8) 2 (11.8) 2 (11.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2 (11.8) 0 (0) 0 (0) 8 (4.4)
Kwara state 3 (1.7) 0 (0) 1 (33.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0.6)
Kaduna state 11 (6.1) 7 (63.3) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (9.1) 0 (0) 9 (81.8) 2 (18.2) 0 (0) 19 (10.5)
Plateau State
a. Jos North 41 (22.7) 7 (17.1) 4 (9.8) 6 (14.6) 0 (0) 0 (0) 11 (26.8) 2 (4.9) 0 (0) 30 (16.0)
b. Jos South 84 (46.4) 6 (7.1) 4 (4.8) 4 (4.8) 0 (0) 1 (1.2) 30 (35.7) 10 (11.9) 1 (1.2) 55 (30.4)
c. Lantang North 25 (13.8) 1 (4.0) 1 (4.0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 23 (92.0) 2 (8.0) 0 (0) 27 (14.9)
Total 181 (100) 23 (12.7) 12 (6.6) 12 (6.6) 1 (0.6) 1 (0.6) 75 (41.4) 16 (8.8) 1 (0.6) 140 (77.3)

DNA = Data not available; E. canis = Ehrlichia canis; A. platys = Anaplasma platys; B. rossi = Babesia rossi; B. vogeli = Babesia vogeli; H. canis = Hepatozoon canis.