Table 3.
Comparison of prevalence of infectious agents in cats detected by serology from Cyprus per categorical variable
| Variable/category | No. of cats (%) | No. of serology positive cats (%) | No. of cats (%) | No. of serology positive cats for L. infantum (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FeLV | FIV | ||||
| Gender | 164 | 160 | |||
| Male | 88 (53.7) | 7 (8.0) | 18 (20.5) | 86 (53.8) | 3 (3.5) |
| Female | 76 (46.3) | 3 (4.0) | 13 (17.1) | 74 (46.2) | 4 (5.4) |
| Breed | 164 | 160 | |||
| Non-Pedigree | 149 (90.9) | 10 (6.7) | 31 (20.8) | 147 (91.9) | 7 (4.8) |
| Pedigree | 15 (9.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 13 (8.1) | 0 (0) |
| Housing | 164 | 160 | |||
| Access to outdoors | 125 (76.2) | 5 (4.0) | 29 (23.2) | 124 (77.5) | 7 (5.7) |
| Indoors only | 39 (23.8) | 5 (12.8) | 2 (5.1) | 36 (22.5) | 0 (0) |
| Lifestyle | 164 | 160 | |||
| Shelter-feral | 33 (20.1) | 1 (3.0) | 14 (42.4) | 33 (20.6) | 3 (9.1) |
| Owned | 131 (79.9) | 9 (6.9) | 17 (13.0) | 127 (79.4) | 4 (3.2) |
| District | 164 | 160 | |||
| Paphos | 57 (34.8) | 1 (1.8) | 13 (22.8) | 56 (35.0) | 1 (1.8) |
| Nicosia | 48 (29.3) | 1 (2.1) | 8 (16.7) | 44 (27.5) | 3 (6.8) |
| Larnaca | 25 (15.2) | 3 (12.0) | 3 (12.0) | 26 (16.3) | 0 (0) |
| Limassol | 21 (12.8) | 2 (9.5) | 5 (23.8) | 21 (13.1) | 3 (14.3) |
| Famagousta | 7 (4.3) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 7 (4.4) | 0 (0) |
| Kyrenia | 6 (3.7) | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 6 (3.7) | 0 (0) |
| Habitat | 164 | 160 | |||
| Rural | 60 (36.6) | 3 (5.0) | 13 (21.7) | 62 (38.8) | 3 (4.8) |
| Urban | 104 (63.4) | 7 (6.7) | 18 (17.3) | 98 (61.2) | 4 (4.1) |
| Travel history | 164 | 160 | |||
| Never travelled abroad | 149 (90.9) | 10 (6.7) | 27 (18.1) | 145 (90.6) | 7 (4.8) |
| Travelled abroad | 15 (9.2) | 0 (0) | 4 (26.7) | 15 (9.4) | 0 (0) |
| Health status | 164 | 160 | |||
| Non-healthy | 123 (75.0) | 10 (8.1) | 29 (23.6) | 117 (73.1) | 6 (5.1) |
| Healthy | 41 (25.0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4.9) | 43 (26.9) | 1 (2.3) |
| Vaccination status | 156 | 151 | |||
| Never vaccinated | 43 (27.6) | 4 (9.3) | 8 (18.6) | 43 (28.5) | 4 (9.3) |
| Vaccinated | 113 (72.4) | 6 (5.3) | 20 (17.7) | 108 (71.5) | 2 (1.9) |
| Ectoparasitic prevention status | 156 | 151 | |||
| Never used | 57 (36.5) | 2 (3.5) | 15 (26.3) | 58 (38.4) | 4 (6.9) |
| Used | 99 (63.5) | 8 (8.1) | 13 (13.1) | 93 (61.6) | 2 (2.2) |
| Anaemia | 128 | 120 | |||
| Anaemic | 28 (21.9) | 4 (14.3) | 10 (35.7) | 28 (23.3) | 2 (7.1) |
| Non-anaemic | 100 (78.1) | 3 (3.0) | 15 (15.0) | 92 (76.7) | 1 (1.1) |
| Total | 164 | 10 (6.1) | 31 (18.9) | 160 | 7 (4.4) |
Abbreviations: FeLV feline leukaemia virus, FIV feline immunodeficiency virus