Seroprevalence of Canine Ehrlichiosis and Microscopic Screening for Canine Babesiosis in Dogs in Harare, Zimbabwe, 2016-2017

Table 1

Distribution of ehrlichiosis seroprevalence according to age, breed, and sex.

Category	Level	Number tested	Positive	Seroprevalence (%)	95% cnfidence interval
All animals	Overall	117	88	75.2	66.2–82.5
Age	Puppy	27	17	63.0^a	42.3–79.9
	Adult	83	66	79.5^a	69.0–87.3
	Geriatrics	7	5	71.4^a	30.3–94.9
Breed	Small	12	7	58.3^a	28.6–83.5
	Large	73	59	80.8^a	69.6–88.6
	Mixed	26	22	84.6^a	64.3–95.0
Sex	Female	56	42	75.0^a	61.4–85.2
	Male	61	46	75.4^a	62.4–85.2
Health status	Apparently health	70	51	72.9^a	60.7–82.5
	Ill	47	37	78.7^a	63.9–88.8

Figures with the same superscript for each category are not significantly different at .