Table 1.
Parasitological results of CVBPs detected in blood donor dogs during a decade of blood bank activities (2012–2021).
| End Point Titres (IgG) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVBPs | Diagnostic Methods |
Number of Dogs Positive; % (95% CI) | 1/80 (n Dogs) |
1/160 (n Dogs) |
1/320 (n Dogs) |
1/640 (n Dogs) |
| Leishmania infantum | IFAT | 154 12.22% (10.41–14.03%) |
95 | 25 | 23 | 11 |
| Rickettsia conorii | IFAT | 108 20.15% * (16.72–23.50%) |
102 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Anaplasma phagocytophilum | IFAT | 15 1.19% (0.59–1.79%) |
7 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
|
1/25
(n Dogs) |
1/50
(n Dogs) |
1/100
(n Dogs) |
1/200
(n Dogs) |
|||
| Ehrlichia canis | IFAT | 29 2.30% (1.47–3.13%) |
17 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
|
1/64
(n Dogs) |
1/128
(n Dogs) |
1/256
(n Dogs) |
1/512
(n Dogs) |
|||
| Babesia canis | IFAT | 2 0.16% (0.00–0.38%) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dirofilaria repens | Knott test | 12 0.95% (0.42–1.49%) |
- | - | - | - |
| Dirofilaria immitis | Knott test/ELISA | 4 0.32% (0.01–0.63%) |
- | - | - | - |
* Data from 2012 to 2014; -: Not expected by the method used; CI: Confidence interval; IFAT: indirect fluorescent antibody test.