Table 5.
Positivity to single agents and co-infections among all dogs included in the study, apparently healthy and CVBD-suspect dogs
| Pathogens | Healthy dogs | CVBD-suspect dogs | Total population | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Single agent | 188 | 19.9* | 276 | 38.2* | 475 | 27.84 |
| A | 27 | 2.9 | 22 | 3.0 | 50 | 2.93 |
| Bb | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.12 |
| Di | 16 | 1.7 | 23 | 3.2 | 42 | 2.46 |
| Ec | 145 | 15.4* | 229 | 31.7* | 381 | 22.33 |
| Co-infections | 39 | 4.1* | 108 | 15* | 151 | 8.85 |
| Ec + Di | 8 | 0.8* | 23 | 3.2* | 31 | 1.82 |
| Ec + Bb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Ec + A | 24 | 2.5* | 72 | 10* | 100 | 5.86 |
| Di + Bb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Di + A | 2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.35 |
| Bb + A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ec + Di + Bb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ec + Di + A | 5 | 0.5 | 7 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.7 |
| Ec + Bb + A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Di + Bb + A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ec + Di + Bb + A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Abbreviations: A Anaplasma spp., Bb B. burgdorferi (sensu lato), Di D. immitis, Ec E. canis
*Statistically significant difference (P < 0.05)