Table 1.
Seropositivity for the CVBD studied by geographical region
| Geographic region |
CVBD |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Positive/Total (%) | ||||||
| An | Bb | Ec | Di | Li | ||
|
Central |
(n = 187) |
9/180 (5) |
0/176 (0) |
9/176 (5.1) |
4/176 (2.3) |
10/157 (6.4) |
|
Northeast |
(n = 465) |
9/451 (2) |
1/451 (0.2) |
23/451 (5.1) |
3/451 (0.7) |
60/434 (13.8) |
|
East |
(n = 90) |
6/72 (8.3) * |
0/73 (0) |
6/73 (8.2) |
2/73 (2.7) |
13/69 (18.8) |
|
Southeast |
(n = 105) |
2/45 (4.4) |
0/30 (0) |
1/33 (3) |
0/31 (0) |
41/88 (46.6) ** |
|
South |
(n = 75) |
2/68 (2.9) |
0/68 (0) |
4/68 (5.9) |
3/68 (4.4) |
20/73 (27.4) ** |
|
Northwest |
(n = 163) |
2/143 (1.4) |
3/143 (2.1) |
2/143 (1.4) |
0/142 (0) |
12/159 (7.5) |
|
North |
(n = 15) |
0/15 (0) |
0/15 (0) |
3/15 (20) * |
0/15 (0) |
0/15 (0) ** |
|
Total |
(n = 1100) |
30/976 (3.1) |
4/956 (0.4) |
48/959 (5) |
12/957 (1.25) |
156/995 (15.7) |
| p value | p = 0.04 | p = 0.07 | p = 0.04 | p = 0.06 | p < 0.001 | |
* p < 0.05; **p < 0.001. Abbreviations: An, Anaplasma phagocytophilum/Anaplasma platys; Bb, Borrelia burgdorferi; Ec, Ehrlichia canis; Di, Dirofilaria immitis; Li, Leishmania infantum.