Table 2 Detected pathogens by sex, health status, and breed

A. phagocytophilum

1 (0.7%)

–

1 (0.4%)

–

1 (0.9%)

–

Babesia

1 (0.7%)

6 (4.4%)

5 (2.1%)

2 (5.3%)

7 (6.5%)

–

B. gibsoni

1 (0.7%)

2 (1.5%)

1 (0.4%)^a

2 (5.3%)^a

3 (2.8%)

–

B. vulpes

–

4 (2.9%)

4 (1.7%)

–

4 (3.7%)

–

Dirofilaria

13 (9.4%)

7 (5.1%)

17 (7.1%)

3 (7.9%)

9 (8.4%)

11 (6.5%)

D. immitis

9 (6.5%)

6 (4.4%)

12 (5.0%)

3 (7.9%)

7 (6.5%)

8 (4.7%)

D. repens

9 (6.5%)

2 (1.5%)

10 (4.2%)

1 (2.6%)

6 (5.6%)

5 (3.0%)

Hepatozoon canis

24 (17.4%)

28 (20.3%)

45 (18.9%)

7 (18.4%)

15 (14.1%)

37 (21.9%)

Mycoplasma

45 (32.6%)

60 (43.5%)

90 (37.8%)

15 (39.5%)

51 (47.7%)^a

54 (32.0%)^a

M. haemocanis

24 (17.4%)

25 (18.1%)

40 (16.8%)

9 (23.7%)

18 (16.8%)

31 (18.3%)

Candidatus M. haematoparvum

21 (15.2%)

34 (24.6%)

50 (21.0%)

5 (13.1%)

32 (29.9%)^a

23 (13.6%)^a