Table 2.
Prevalence of hemoplasmas in 227 cats from northern Italy (Novara Province). Significant differences are marked with equal letters (uppercase, P < 0.01; lowercase, P < 0.05)
| Variables | No. of dogs | Hemoplasma (%) | “CMhm” (%) | Mhf (%) | “CMt” (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 119 | 3 (2.5)A | 3 (2.5)B | 0 (0.0)C | 0 (0.0)D |
| Male | 108 | 27 (25.0)A | 25 (23.1)B | 9 (8.3)C | 11 (10.2) D | |
| Age | Young (≤ 1 year) | 120 | 7 (5.8)E | 7 (5.8)F | 3 (2.5) | 2 (1.7)g |
| Adult (> 1 year) | 101 | 22 (21.8)E | 20 (19.8)F | 6 (5.9) | 8 (7.9)g | |
| Anemia | Yes | 31 | 8 (25.8)h | 7 (22.6) | 4 (12.9)i | 3 (9.7) |
| No | 196 | 22 (11.2)h | 21 (10.7) | 5 (2.5)i | 8 (4.1) | |
| FIV | Positive | 23 | 15 (65.2)L | 13 (56.5)M | 7 (30.4)N | 7 (30.4)O |
| Negative | 204 | 15 (7.4)L | 15 (7.4)M | 2 (1.0)N | 4 (2.0)O | |
| FeLV | Positive | 13 | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (7.7) | 0 (0.0) |
| Negative | 214 | 28 (13.1) | 26 (12.1) | 7 (3.3) | 11 (5.1) | |
Abbreviations: “CMhm””Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum”, Mhf Mycoplasma haemofelis, “CMt” “Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis”, no number