Table 2.
Distribution of seroprevalence of D. immitis, D. repens, and co-infections in humans in Northern Serbia by gender and age.
Human samples n° (%) | D. immitis | D. repens | D. immitis/D. repens | Dirofilaria spp. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ELISA Positive (%) | ELISA Positive (%) | ELISA Positive (%) | TOTAL Positive (%) | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 208 (78.49%) | 4 (1.92%) | 3 (1.44%) | 2 (1.44%) | 9 (4.33%) |
Female | 57 (21.51%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (1.75%) | 1 (1.75%) |
Age | |||||
<20 | 2 (0.75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.00%) |
20–40 | 48 (18.11%) | 2 (4.17%) | 0 | 1 (2.08%) | 3 (6.25%) |
>40 | 215 (81.13%) | 2 (0.93%) | 3 (1,40%) | 2 (0.93%) | 7 (3.25%) |
Total | 265 | 4 (1.51%) | 3 (1.13 %) | 3 (1.13 %) | 10 (3.77%) |