Table 2.
Distribution of infection with CVBD agents according to sex, age and dog breed
| Variable | Total no. of dogs | Total no. of CVBD-positive dogs (%) | No. of positive dogs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. gib | H. can | D. imm | A. rec | B. vog | A. pla | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 83 | 44 (53) | 36 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Female | 47 | 24 (51) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 0–1 | 53 | 28 (53) | 22 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1–5 | 56 | 23 (41) | 20 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| > 5 | 21 | 17 (81) | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Breed | ||||||||
| Pure | 67 | 38 (57) | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Cross | 29 | 12 (41) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Local | 34 | 18 (53) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Abbreviations: B. gib, B. gibsoni; H. can, H. canis, D. imm, D. immitis; A. rec, A. reconditum, B. vog, B. vogeli; A. pla, A. platys