Table 3.
Number and percentage of dogs seropositive to Leishmania spp., Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp. and Dirofilaria immitis, according to their sex, mobility, overnight stay and presence of ectoparasites
| Variables |
Leishmania spp. n/N (%; 95% CI) |
χ2; p value |
Ehrlichia spp. n/N (%; 95% CI) |
χ2; p value |
Anaplasma spp. n/N (%; 95% CI) |
χ2; p value |
Dirofilaria immitis n/N (%; 95% CI) |
χ2; p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 8/96 (8.3%; 4.3–15.6) |
0.0373; p = 0.85 |
48/96 (50.0%; 40.2–259.8) |
3.363; p = 0.66 |
6/96 (6.2%; 2.9–13.0) |
0.6754 p = 4.11 |
4/96 (4.2%; 1.6–10.2) |
0.219; p = 6.39 |
| Female | 9/105 (8.6% 4.6–15.5) | 67/105 (63.8%; 54.3–72.4) | 11/105 (10.5%; 6.0–17.8) | 7/105 (6.7%; 3.3–13.1) | ||||
| Mobility | ||||||||
| Semi-restricted | 17/169 (10.1%; 6.4–15.5) | NP | 101/169 (59.8%; 52.2–66.9) |
2.2022; p = 1.37 |
13/169 (7.7%; 4.6–12.7) |
0.3023; p = 5.82 |
11/169 (6.6%; 3.7–11.4) | NP |
| Unrestricted | 0/32 (0) | 14/32 (43.8%; 28.2–60.7) | 4/32 (12.5%; 5.0–28.1) | 0/32 (0) | ||||
| Overnight stay | ||||||||
| Peridomicile | 17/167 (10.2%; 6.0–15.7) | NP | 101/167 (60.5%; 52.9–67.6) |
3.5372; p = 0.59 |
13/167 (7.8%; 4.6–12.9) |
0.1782; p = 6.72 |
11/167 (6.6%; 3.7–11.4) | NP |
| Intradomicile | 0/34 (0) | 14/34 (41.2%; 26.4–57.8) | 4/34 (11.8%; 4.7–26.6) | 0/34 (0) | ||||
| Ectoparasites | ||||||||
| Yes | 7/60 (11.7%; 5.8–22.2) |
0.6235; p = 4.29 |
41/60 (68.3%; 55.8–78.7) |
3.6968; p = 0.54 |
6/60 (10.0%; 4.7–20.1) |
0.0555; p = 8.13 |
8/60 (13.3%; 6.9–24.2) |
8.165; p = 0.04 |
| Not | 10/141 (7.1%; 3.9–12-6) | 74/141 (52.5%; 44.3–60.5) | 11/141 (7.8% 4.4–13.4) | 3/141 (2.1%; 0.7–6.1) |
CI, confidence interval; n, number of dogs positive; N, number total of dogs. χ2 = chi-square. Significant at p < 0.05. NP indicates
data not possible to calculate