Table 2.

Prevalence of infections with the investigated FeVBPs determined by serology and PCR among the 286 cats

Pathogen	No. of seropositive cats (%) [95% CI]	No. of PCR-positive cats (%) [95% CI]
Single infections	52 (18.18) [13.71–22.65]	45 (15.73) [11.51–19.95]a,b
Leishmania infantum	26 (9.09) [5.76–12.42]	0 (0)a; 45 (15.73) [11.51–19.95]b
Rickettsia conorii	10 (3.49) [1.37–5.63]	0 (0)a
Rickettsia felis	16 (5.59) [2.93–8.26]	0 (0)a
Cytauxzoon spp.	nt	0 (0)a
Babesia spp.	0 (0)	0 (0)a
Co-infections	10 (3.5) [1.37–5.63]	0 (0)a,b
Leishmania infantum + Rickettsia conorii	3 (1.05) [0–2.23]	0 (0)a
Leishmania infantum + Rickettsia felis	2 (0.7) [0–1.67]	0 (0)a
Rickettsia conorii + Rickettsia felis	5 (1.75) [0.23–3.27]	0 (0)a
Total	62 (21.67) [16.9–26.45]	45 (15.73) [11.51–19.95]a,b

^aPCR performed on buffy coat

^bPCR performed on conjunctival swab

Abbreviation: nt, not tested