Table 2.
Characteristics of 28 Mhf PCR positive stray cats and 58 CMhm PCR positive stray cats in Northern Italy.
| Factor | Category | PCR positive results | |||
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| Mhf n (%) | P value | CMhm n (%) | P value | ||
| Origin of the cats | Zone 1 | 0/3 (0.0%) | P = 0.63 | 0/3 (0.0%) | P = 0.47 |
| Zone 2 | 1/11 (9.1%) | 4/11 (36.4%) | |||
| Zone 4 | 12/108 (11.1%) | 28/108 (25.9%) | |||
| Zone 5 | 1/12 (8.3%) | 3/12 (25.0%) | |||
| Zone 6 | 6/27 (22.2%) | 6/27 (22.2%) | |||
| Zone 7 | 5/55 (9.1%) | 9/55 (16.4%) | |||
| Zone 8 | 2/22 (9.1%) | 6/22 (27.3%) | |||
| Zone 9 | 1/22 (4.5%) | 2/22 (9.1%) | |||
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| Age | Juvenile (≤6 months) | 13/118 (11.0%) | P = 0.93 | 24/118 (20.3%) | P = 0.59 |
| Adult (>6 months) | 15/142 (10.6%) | 34/142 (23.9%) | |||
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| Gender | Male | 11/90 (12.2%) | P = 0.15 | 15/90 (16.7%) | P = 0.15 |
| Female | 17/170 (10.0%) | 43/170 (25.3%) | |||
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| BCS | Poor (1–3/9) | 3/18 (16.7%) | P = 0.46 | 5/18 (27.8%) | P = 0.84 |
| Good (4–6/9) | 191/225 (84.9%) | 51/225 (22.7%) | |||
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| Seasons | Winter | 4/64 (6.3%) | P = 0.27 | 6/64 (9.4%) | P=0.01 |
| OR = 0.29* | |||||
| CI = 0.12–0.70* | |||||
| P=0.01* | |||||
| Spring | 10/69 (14.5%) | P = 0.35 | 21/69 (30.4%) | P = 0.08 | |
| Summer | 2/31 (6.5%) | P = 0.60 | 6/31 (19.4%) | P = 0.85 | |
| Autumn | 12/96 (12.5%) | P = 0.63 | 25/96 (26.0%) | P = 0.34 | |
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| Health status | Healthy | 9/72 (12.5%) | P = 0.74 | 16/72 (22.2%) | P = 0.88 |
| Unhealthy | 19/188 (10.1%) | 42/188 (22.3%) | |||
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| Clinical abnormalities in unhealthy cats | Lymph node enlargement | 13/133 (9.8%) | P = 0.74 | 33/133 (24.8%) | P = 0.40 |
| Pale mucous membranes | 1/14 (7.1%) | P = 0.99 | 2/14 (14.3%) | P = 0.68 | |
| Stomatitis | 11/101 (10.9%) | P = 0.88 | 19/101 (18.8%) | P = 0.35 | |
| Signs of respiratory tract infection |
3/22 (14.1%) | P = 0.93 | 7/22 (31.8%) | P = 0.39 | |
| Signs of ocular infection | 3/40 (7.5%) | P = 0.65 | 11/40 (27.5%) | P = 0.52 | |
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| CBC abnormalities | Anaemia | 7/69 (10.1%) | P = 0.81 | 22/69 (31.9%) | P = 0.69 |
| Leukopenia | 0/14 (0.0%) | P = 0.40 | 4/14 (28.6%) | P = 0.81 | |
| Leukocytosis | 0/5 (0.0%) | P = 1.00 | 2/5 (40.0%) | P = 0.97 | |
| Thrombocytopenia | 1/10 (10.0%) | P = 0.59 | 5/10 (50.0%) | P = 0.27 | |
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| FIV test results | Positive | 1/13 (7.7%) | P = 0.83 | 4/13 (30.8%) | P = 0.84 |
| Negative | 15/150 (10.0%) | 44/150 (29.3%) | |||
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| FeLV test results | Positive | 1/6 (16.7%) | P = 0.90 | 1/6 (16.7%) | P = 0.81 |
| Negative | 15/157 (9.6%) | 47/157 (29.9%) | |||
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| T. gondii test results | Positive | 6/31 (19.4%) |
P = 0.14 | 7/31 (22.6%) | P = 0.38 |
| Negative | 6/81 (7.4%) | 27/81 (33.3%) | |||
PCR: polymerase chain reaction; BCS: body condition score; CBC: complete blood count; CI: 95% confidence interval; OR: odds ratio; FeLV: feline leukemia virus; FIV: feline immunodeficiency virus. P values in bold are statistically significant (P < 0.05).
*Results from multivariate logistic regression analysis.