Table 2.
Prevalence and seroprevalences of vector-borne diseases studied by gender, age, and habitat.
| n | % | + D. immitis | % | CI (95%) | + L. infantum | % | CI (95%) | + Anaplasma spp. | % | CI (95%) | + E. canis | % | CI (95%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||||||||||
| Male | 2,521 | 54.3 | 138 | 5.47 | (4.65, 6.43) | 271 | 10.75 | (9.60, 12.02) | 129 | 5.12 | (4.32, 6.05) | 97 | 3.85 | (3.16, 4.67) |
| Female | 2,122 | 45.7 | 152 | 7.16 | (6.14, 8.34) | 210 | 9.90 | (8.70, 11.24) | 106 | 4.99 | (4.15, 6.01) | 101 | 4.76 | (3.93, 5.75) |
| Age | ||||||||||||||
| <1 year | 214 | 4.6 | 5 | 2.34 | (1.00, 5.35) | 14 | 6.54 | (3.94, 10.68) | 6 | 2.80 | (1.29, 5.98) | 2 | 0.93 | (0.26, 3.34) |
| 1–5 years | 1,676 | 36.1 | 107 | 6.38 | (5.31, 7.66) | 179 | 10.68 | (9.29, 12.25) | 75 | 4.47 | (3.58, 5.57) | 66 | 3.94 | (3.11, 4.98) |
| 5–10 years | 1,742 | 37.6 | 114 | 6.54 | (5.48, 7.80) | 194 | 11.14 | (9.74, 12.70) | 80 | 4.59 | (3.71, 5.68) | 73 | 4.19 | (3.35, 5.24) |
| 10–15 years | 926 | 19.9 | 60 | 6.48 | (5.07, 8.25) | 87 | 9.39 | (7.68, 11.45) | 73 | 7.88 | (6.32, 9.80) | 45 | 4.86 | (3.65, 6.44) |
| >15 years | 85 | 1.8 | 4 | 4.71 | (1.85, 11.48) | 7 | 8.23 | (4.05, 16.04) | 1 | 1.18 | (0.21, 6.37) | 5 | 5.88 | (2.54, 13.04) |
| Habitat | ||||||||||||||
| Indoor | 1,393 | 30 | 25 | 1.79 | (1.22, 2.64) | 59 | 4.23 | (3.30, 5.42) | 14 | 1.00 | (0.60, 1.68) | 10 | 0.72 | (0.39, 1.32) |
| Outdoor | 1,726 | 37.2 | 158 | 9.15 | (7.88, 10.61) | 269 | 15.59 | (13.95, 17.37) | 130 | 7.53 | (6.38, 8.87) | 92 | 5.33 | (4.37, 6.49) |
| Indoor/Outdoor | 1,524 | 32.8 | 107 | 7.02 | (5.84, 8.41) | 153 | 9.91 | (8.63, 11.65) | 91 | 5.97 | (4.89, 7.28) | 96 | 6.30 | (5.19, 7.63) |
| Total | 4,643 | 290 | 6.25 | (5.59, 6.98) | 481 | 10.36 | (9.52, 11.27) | 235 | 5.06 | (4.47, 5.73) | 198 | 4.26 | (3.72, 4.88) |
n, number of dogs sampled; +, positive animals; %, percentage of positive animals.