Table 1 Number of dogs seropositive for each of the three pathogen groups based on the IDEXX snap 4DX test
From: Surveillance of tick-borne pathogens in domestic dogs from Chad, Africa
Pathogen | Total n = 428 | Region | Sex1 | Age in years2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
North n = 265 | South n = 163 | Male n = 263 | Female n = 164 | 1-1.5 n = 94 | 2-2.5 n = 151 | 3-3.5 n = 113 | 4–5 n = 70 | ||
Anaplasma spp. | 88 (20.5)3 | 40 (15.1) | 48 (29.4) | 52 (19.8) | 36 (22.0) | 23 (24.5) | 31 (20.5) | 24 (20.5) | 10 (14.3) |
Borrelia burgdorferi | 3 (0.7) | 0 | 3 (1.8) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0 |
Ehrlichia spp. | 370 (86.4) | 214 (80.8) | 156 (95.7) | 224 (85.2) | 146 (89.0) | 75 (79.8) | 132 (87.4) | 100 (88.5) | 63 (90) |