Table 2.
Number and percentage of cats positive to L. infantum and retroviruses according to their geographical distribution and clinical status
| Provenience or clinical status (N; %) |
Serology | Blood PCR | IFN-γ assay | Retroviruses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | ELISA | IFAT | LSA | ConA | FIV | FeLV | ||
| Sicily | ||||||||
| Messina City (N = 24; 36) | 5 (21) | 4 (17) | 3 (12) | 1 (4) | 6 (25) | 24 (100) | 2 (8) | 0 (0) |
| Aeolian Islands (N = 42; 64) | 9 (21) | 7 (17) | 6 (14) | 2 (5) | 5 (12) | 39 (93) | 4 (9) | 0 (0) |
| Total (N = 66; 37) | 14 (21) | 11 (17) | 9 (14) | 3 (4) | 11 (17) | 63 (95) | 6 (9) | 0 (0) |
| Catalonia | ||||||||
| Vilassar de Mar (N = 22;19) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 1 (4) | 2 (9) | 22 (100) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) |
| Cambrils (N = 45; 40) | 8 (18) | 2 (4) | 6 (13) | 1 (2) | 5 (11) | 40 (89) | 4 (12) | 1 (2) |
| Bellaterra (N = 46; 41) | 16 (35) | 6 (13) | 15 (33) | 4 (9) | 14 (30) | 41 (89) | 2 (6) | 3 (7) |
| Total (N = 113; 63) | 25 (22) | 8 (7) | 22 (19) | 6 (5) | 21 (19) | 103 (91) | 7 (8) | 4 (4) |
| Apparently healthy (N = 119; 66) | 21 (18) | 6 (5) | 19 (16) | 3 (2) | 21 (18) | 108 (91) | 8 (7) | 2 (2) |
| Sick (N = 60, 34) | 18 (30) | 13 (22) | 12 (20) | 6 (10) | 11 (18) | 58 (97) | 5 (8) | 2 (3) |
| All cats (N = 179; 100) | 39 (22) | 19 (11) | 31 (17) | 9 (5) | 32 (18) | 166 (93) | 13 (9) | 4 (2) |
Abbreviations: FIV, feline immunodeficiency virus; FeLV, feline leukemia virus; LSA, Leishmania soluble antigen; ConA, concanavalin A