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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 18.
Published in final edited form as: Vet J. 2016 Mar 4;211:64–69. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.02.012

Table 1.

Prevalence of vector-borne pathogens in 269 dogs seized from eight scenes in a federal dogfighting investigation.

Test method Dogs tested
(n)		 Dogs positive
(n)		 Percent
positive
Babesia gibsoni Serology 261 102 38
Babesia gibsoni PCR 269 86 32
‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum’ PCR 269 86 32
Mycoplasma haemocanis PCR 269 80 30
Dirofilaria immitis1 Serology 196 23 12
Anaplasma spp. PCR 269 0 0
Anaplasma spp. Serology 269 0 0
Bartonella spp. PCR 269 0 0
Ehrlichia spp. PCR 269 0 0
Ehrlichia spp. Serology 269 0 0
Hepatozoon spp. PCR 269 0 0
Leishmania spp. PCR 269 0 0
Neorickettsia risticii PCR 269 0 0
Rickettsia spp. PCR 269 0 0
Borrelia burgdorferi Serology 269 0 0
1

Testing for D. immitis was performed only on adult dogs 6 months and older.