Table 1.

Comparison of prevalence of H. felis in cats from Maio Island in association with different epidemiological data

Variable	No. of cats	No. of H. felis-positive cats (%)
Age
Kitten (≥ 6 months to < 1 year-old)	24	6 (25.0)
Adult (≥ 1 year-old)	56	6 (10.7)
Sex
Male	42	9 (28.1)
Female	38	3 (7.9)
Village of origin
Morro	5	–
Calheta	20	4 (20.0)
Praia Gonçalo	3	1 (33.3)
Pedro Vaz	6	1 (16.7)
Alcatraz	5	–
Pilão Cão	1	–
Ribeira D. João	8	–
Figueira da Horta	4	–
Barreiro	10	1 (10.0)
Cidade do Porto Inglês	18	5 (27.8)
Presence of ticks
Yes	4	2 (50.0)
No	76	10 (13.2)
Presence of fleas
Yes	24	5 (20.8)
No	56	7 (12.5)