Table 1.
Prevalence of infection with vector-borne pathogens in cats from the north and centre of Portugal, as determined by PCR
|
Independent variable/category |
No. of cats tested (%) |
No. of positive cats (%) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaplasma/Ehrlichia | B. canis | B. vogeli | H. felis | L. infantum | Rickettsia | ≥1 agent(s) | ||
| Gender |
320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Female |
142 (44.4) |
2 (1.4) |
2 (1.4) |
14 (9.9) |
19 (13.4) |
1 (0.7) |
0 (0.0) |
36 (25.4) |
| Male |
178 (55.6) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.1) |
12 (6.7) |
31 (17.4) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (2.2) |
44 (24.7) |
| Age (years) |
312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| [0.4-1.5] |
90 (28.8) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (2.2) |
11 (12.2)a |
13 (14.4) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
23 (25.6) |
| [2.0-6] |
157 (50.3) |
1 (0.6) |
2 (1.3) |
13 (8.3) |
25 (15.9) |
1 (0.6) |
3 (1.9) |
42 (26.8) |
| [7-20] |
65 (20.8) |
1 (0.6) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.5)a |
11 (16.9) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.6) |
14 (21.5) |
| Breed |
320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| DSH |
274 (85.6) |
2 (0.7) |
4 (1.5) |
19 (6.9) |
43 (15.7) |
1 (0.4) |
3 (1.1) |
66 (24.1) |
| Pure breed |
46 (14.4) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
7 (15.2) |
7 (15.2) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (2.2) |
14 (30.4) |
| Housing |
316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Totally indoors |
124 (39.2) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
7 (5.6) |
20 (16.1) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.6) |
26 (21.0) |
| Outdoors access |
192 (60.8) |
2 (1.0) |
4 (2.1) |
19 (9.9) |
30 (15.6) |
1 (0.5) |
2 (1.0) |
54 (28.1) |
| FeLV |
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Negative |
107 (91.5) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (0.9) |
9 (8.4) |
15 (14.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.9) |
24 (22.4) |
| Positive |
10 (8.5) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (10.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (10.0) |
| FIV |
117 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Negative |
97 (82.9) |
0 (0.0) |
1 (1.0) |
10 (10.3) |
13 (13.4) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (2.1) |
23 (23.7) |
| Positive |
20 (17.1) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (10.0) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (10.0) |
| Clinical status |
300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-suspect |
132 (44.0) |
2 (1.5) |
2 (1.5) |
16 (12.1) |
17 (12.9) |
1 (0.8) |
1 (0.8) |
34 (25.8) |
| Suspect |
168 (56.0) |
0 (0.0) |
2 (1.2) |
10 (6.0) |
33 (19.6) |
0 (0.0) |
3 (1.8) |
46 (27.4) |
| Total | 320 (100) | 2 (0.6) | 4 (1.3) | 26 (8.1) | 50 (15.6) | 1 (0.3) | 4 (1.3) | 80 (25.0) |
ap = 0.031; B. canis: Babesia canis; B. vogeli: Babesia vogeli; DSH: domestic short-haired; FeLV: feline leukaemia virus; FIV: feline immunodeficiency virus; H. felis: Hepatozoon felis; L. infantum: Leishmania infantum; PCR: polymerase chain reaction.