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Table 3.

Association between the presence of antibodies to Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva and a serological and/or molecular positive result for Leishmania

Variable/categories	Antibodies to Leishmania and/or parasite DNA
	Tested cats, n (%)	Positive cats, n (%)	Chi-square test		Simple logistic regression model
	Tested cats, n (%)	Positive cats, n (%)	95% CI	P-value	OR	95% CI	P-value
Phlebotomus perniciosus saliva	350			0.022 (χ² = 5.212, df = 1)
Seronegative^a	183 (52.3)	8 (4.4)	2.2–8.4
Seropositive	167 (47.7)	18 (10.8)	6.9–16.4		2.64	1.12–6.25	0.027 ( $χ_{Wald}^{2}$ = 4.893, df = 1)

^aReference category

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio