Table 1.
Numbers of positive pet rabbits for dermatophyte culture and PCR assay between different variables.
| Variables | No. of Positive Rabbits/No. of Rabbits Tested (%) | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breed | Dodge | Dutch Dwarf | Mixed | Others | |
| 7/43 (16.3) | 6/33 (18.0) | 16/97 (16.5) | 0/77 (0) | 0.719 | |
| Age | <6 months | 6 months to 6 years | >6 years | ||
| 4/35 (11.4) | 23/178 (12.9) | 2/37 (5.4) | 0.495 | ||
| Gender | male | female | |||
| 17/132 (12.9) | 12/118 (10.2) | 0.557 | |||
| Neuter status | neutered | non-neutered | |||
| 11/104 (10.5) | 18/146 (12.3) | 0.695 | |||
| Source | pet shops | adoption | personal breeding | ||
| 28/153 (18.3) a | 1/85 (1.1) b | 0/12 (0) b | 3.992 × 10−5 | ||
| Living space | indoor | cage | indoor and cage | ||
| 11/86 (12.8) | 16/122 (13.1) | 2/42 (4.7) | 0.321 | ||
| No. of rearing rabbits | one | two | three or more | ||
| 19/202 (9.4) c | 4/32 (12.5) c | 6/16 (37.5) d | 0.007 | ||
| Rearing with other animals | only rabbit | with dogs or cats | |||
| 17/193 (8.8) | 12/57 (21.0) | 0.017 | |||
| Ectoparasite infestation | fur mites | lice | non-parasite | ||
| 6/17 (35.3) e | 0/3 (0) ef | 23/230 (10.0) f | 0.012 | ||
| Seasons of sample collection | Spring (February to April) |
Summer (May to July) |
Autumn (August to October) |
Winter (November to January) |
|
| 8/73 (11.0) | 10/63 (15.9) | 7/68 (10.3) | 4/46 (8.7) | 0.692 | |
Numbers with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.05) for No. of positive rabbits/No. of rabbit tested (%) in each variable.