Table 2.
Prevalence of E. canis in dogs as observed by three diagnostic methods dot-ELISA (commercial kit), PCR and microscopic examination of Giemsa stained thin smears. The prevalence is shown as percentage and the number of cases in parentheses.
| Prevalence |
Overall Prevalence | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microscopy | Dot-ELISA | PCR | |||
| Sample size studied = 225 | 1.33% (3/225) | 19.11% (43/225) | 5.78% (13/225) | 20.44% (46/225) | |
| Breed | Labrador | 0.76% (1/132) | 21.21% (28/132) | 3.78% (5/132) | 21.96% (29/132) |
| GSD | 1.11% (1/90) | 11.63% (12/90) | 6.60% (6/90) | 15.56% (14/90) | |
| Cocker Spaniel | 33.3% (1/3) | 100% (3/3) | 66.7% (2/3) | 100% (3/3) | |