Table 2.

Prevalence of babesiosis according to age, breed, and sex.

Category	Level	Number tested	Positive	Prevalence (%)	95% confidence interval
All animals	Overall	117	56	47.9	38.6–57.3
Age	Puppy	27	13	48.1a	29.2–67.7
	Adult	83	40	48.2a	37.2–59.4
	Geriatrics	7	3	42.9a	11.8–79.8
Breed	Small	12	7	58.3a	28.6–83.5
	Large	73	35	47.9a	36.2–59.9
	Mixed	26	14	53.8a	33.8–72.9
Sex	Female	56	23	41.1a	28.4–55.0
	Male	61	33	54.1a	40.9–66.7
Health status	Apparently health	70	33	47.1a	35.2–59.4
	Ill	47	23	48.9a	34.3–63.7

Figures with the same superscript for each category are not significantly different at p < 0.05.