Table 1.
Prevalences for D. immitis in domestic dogs in Spain by autonomous cities/provinces and climates (Köppen Climate Classification System). Abbreviations: n = number of dogs sampled; + = number of positive dogs; % = percentage of positive dogs. Legend: Csa: hot-summer Mediterranean climate; Cfb: temperate oceanic climate; Cfa: humid subtropical climate; Csb: warm-summer Mediterranean climate; Bsk: cold semi-arid climate; BSh: hot semi-arid climate; BWh: hot desert climate. (*) Note: the regions under Canary Islands and Balearic Islands do not correspond to provinces, but to islands. Ceuta and Melilla are autonomous cities, not part of any autonomous community.
| Autonomous Community | Autonomous Community | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Province | Climate | n | + | % | Province | Climate | n | + | % |
| Galicia | 559 | 42 | 7.51 | 29. Soria | Csb/Cfb | 143 | 1 | 0.70 | |
| 1. A Coruña | Cfb/Csb | 187 | 16 | 8.56 | 30. Segovia | Csa/Csb | 280 | 16 | 5.71 |
| 2. Lugo | Cfb/Csb | 154 | 8 | 5.19 | 31. Ávila | Csa/Csb | 143 | 6 | 4.20 |
| 3. Ourense | Csb | 107 | 4 | 3.74 | Madrid | 647 | 17 | 2.63 | |
| 4. Pontevedra | Cfb/Csb | 111 | 14 | 12.61 | 32. Madrid | Bsk/Csa/Csb | 647 | 17 | 2.63 |
| Asturias | 152 | 3 | 1.97 | Extremadura | 250 | 22 | 8.80 | ||
| 5. Asturias | Cfb | 152 | 3 | 1.97 | 33. Cáceres | Csa | 163 | 15 | 9.20 |
| Cantabria | 161 | 3 | 1.86 | 34. Badajoz | Bsk/Csa | 87 | 7 | 8.05 | |
| 6. Santander | Cfb | 161 | 3 | 1.86 | Castilla-La Mancha | 523 | 22 | 4.21 | |
| Basque Country | 294 | 5 | 1.70 | 35. Toledo | Bsk/Csa | 135 | 10 | 7.41 | |
| 7. Araba | Cfb | 74 | 1 | 1.35 | 36. Guadalajara | Csa/Csb | 104 | 5 | 4.81 |
| 8. Bizkaia | Cfb | 106 | 2 | 1.89 | 37. Cuenca | Csa | 74 | 2 | 2.70 |
| 9. Gipuzkoa | Cfb | 114 | 2 | 1.75 | 38. Ciudad Real | Bsk/Csa | 129 | 3 | 2.33 |
| Navarra | 147 | 5 | 3.40 | 39. Albacete | Bsk/Csa | 81 | 2 | 2.47 | |
| 10. Navarra | Cfa/Cfb/Bsk | 147 | 5 | 3.40 | Andalusia | 1154 | 86 | 7.45 | |
| La Rioja | 164 | 12 | 7.32 | 40. Huelva | Csa | 108 | 12 | 11.11 | |
| 11. La Rioja | Cfa/Cfb | 164 | 12 | 7.32 | 41. Sevilla | Csa | 305 | 29 | 9.51 |
| Aragon | 366 | 19 | 5.19 | 42. Cádiz | Csa | 95 | 13 | 13.68 | |
| 12. Huesca | Ds/Cfa/Cfb/Bsk | 101 | 3 | 2.97 | 43. Córdoba | Csa | 183 | 12 | 6.56 |
| 13. Zaragoza | Cfa/Cfb/Bsk | 177 | 12 | 6.78 | 44. Málaga | Bsk/Csa/Csb/Df | 158 | 12 | 7.59 |
| 14. Teruel | Cfb/Csb/Bsk | 88 | 4 | 4.55 | 45. Jaén | BSh/Csa/Csb | 81 | 1 | 1.23 |
| Catalonia | 768 | 36 | 4.69 | 46. Granada | Bsk/Csa/Csb/Df | 116 | 4 | 3.45 | |
| 15. Lleida | Ds/Cfa/Cfb/Bsk/Csa | 111 | 4 | 3.60 | 47. Almería | BSh/Bsk/BW/Csa/Csb | 108 | 3 | 2.78 |
| 16. Girona | Csa/Cfa/Cfb | 105 | 2 | 1.90 | Canary Islands * | 967 | 112 | 11.58 | |
| 17. Barcelona | Csa/Cfa/Cfb | 385 | 17 | 4.42 | 48. La Palma | BSh/Csa/Csb | 115 | 18 | 15.65 |
| 18. Tarragona | Csa/Bsk | 167 | 13 | 7.78 | 49. El Hierro | BW/BSh/Csa/Csb | 67 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Valencian Community | 771 | 51 | 6.61 | 50. La Gomera | BW/BSh/Csa/Csb | 78 | 9 | 11.54 | |
| 19. Castellón | Csa/Csb | 94 | 6 | 6.38 | 51. Tenerife | BW/BSh/Csa/Csb | 254 | 44 | 17.32 |
| 20. Valencia | Csa/Bsk/BSh | 375 | 28 | 7.47 | 52. Gran Canaria | BW/BSh/Csa/Csb | 237 | 38 | 16.03 |
| 21. Alicante | Csa/Csb/BSh | 302 | 17 | 5.63 | 53. Fuerteventura | BW/BSh | 115 | 2 | 1.74 |
| Murcia | 264 | 26 | 9.85 | 54. Lanzarote | BW/BSh | 101 | 1 | 0.99 | |
| 22. Murcia | Csa/Csb/BSh/BW | 264 | 26 | 9.85 | Balearic Islands * | 414 | 45 | 10.87 | |
| Castilla y León | 1831 | 108 | 5.90 | 55. Formentera | Bk/Csa | 27 | 3 | 11.11 | |
| 23. León | Df/Csb | 235 | 8 | 3.40 | 56. Ibiza | BSh/Bsk/Csa | 117 | 20 | 17.09 |
| 24. Zamora | Csa/Csb/Bsk | 140 | 8 | 5.71 | 57. Mallorca | Bsk/Csa/Csb | 169 | 19 | 11.24 |
| 25. Salamanca | Csa/Csb | 258 | 18 | 6.98 | 58. Menorca | Csa | 101 | 3 | 2.97 |
| 26. Valladolid | Csa/Csb/Bsk | 251 | 22 | 8.76 | Autonomous cities * | ||||
| 27. Palencia | Csb | 134 | 11 | 8.21 | 59. Ceuta | Csa | 58 | 1 | 1.72 |
| 28. Burgos | Csb/Cfb | 247 | 18 | 7.29 | 60. Melilla | Csa | 53 | 2 | 3.77 |
| TOTAL | 9543 | 617 | 6.47 |