Research Article
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 | 63.0a | 42.3–79.9 | Adult | 83 | 66 | 79.5a | 69.0–87.3 | Geriatrics | 7 | 5 | 71.4a | 30.3–94.9 |
| Breed | Small | 12 | 7 | 58.3a | 28.6–83.5 | Large | 73 | 59 | 80.8a | 69.6–88.6 | Mixed | 26 | 22 | 84.6a | 64.3–95.0 |
| Sex | Female | 56 | 42 | 75.0a | 61.4–85.2 | Male | 61 | 46 | 75.4a | 62.4–85.2 |
| Health status | Apparently health | 70 | 51 | 72.9a | 60.7–82.5 | Ill | 47 | 37 | 78.7a | 63.9–88.8 |
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Figures with the same superscript for each category are not significantly different at . |