Table 2 Prevalence of ectoparasites in dogs, stratified by urban or rural communities.
| Â | Overall (n = 396) | Urban (n = 192) | Rural (n = 204) | Urban vs. Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N infected | % (95%CI) | N infected | % (95%CI) | N infected | %(95%CI) | p value |
Fleas | |||||||
Ctenocephalides canis | 127 | 32.1(27.5 – 6.9) | 40 | 20.8(14.9 – 26.7) | 87 | 42.6(35.8 – 49.7) | < 0.0001 |
Pulex irritans | 26 | 6.6(4.3 – 9.5) | 7 | 3.6(1.5 – 7.4) | 19 | 9.3(5.7 – 14.2) | 0.026 |
Tunga penetrans | 2 | 0.5 (0.0 – 1.8) | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1.0(0.0 – 3.5) | 0.5 |
Mites | |||||||
Demodex canis | 4 | 1.0 (0.0 – 2.6) | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2.0(0.0 – 4.9) | 0.12 |
Otodectes sp. | 39 | 9.8(7.1 – 13.2) | 6 | 3.1(1.2 – 6.7) | 33 | 16.2(11.4 – 22.0) | < 0.0001 |
Sarcoptes scabiei var. canis | 8 | 2.0(0.1 – 3.4) | 1 | 0.5(0.0 – 2.9) | 7 | 3.4(1.3 – 6.9) | 0.069 |
Ticks | |||||||
Rhipicephalus sanguineus | 76 | 19.2(15.4 – 23.4) | 25 | 13.0(8.6 – 18.6) | 51 | 25.0(19.2 – 31.5) | 0.003 |
Ixodes sp. | 18 | 4.5(2.7 – 7.1) | 7 | 3.6(1.5 – 7.4) | 11 | 5.4(2.7 – 9.4) | 0.5 |
Lice | |||||||
Trichodectes canis | 42 | 10.6(7.8 – 14.1) | 15 | 7.8(4.4 – 12.6) | 27 | 13.2(8.9 – 18.7) | 0.1 |
Number of ectoparasite species per host | |||||||
One ectoparasite species | 159 | 40.2(35.3 – 45.2) | 60 | 31.3(24.8 – 38.3) | 99 | 48.5(41.5 – 55.6) | < 0.0001 |
Two ectoparasite species | 72 | 18.2(14.5 – 22.3) | 19 | 9.9(6.1 – 15.0) | 53 | 26.0(20.1 – 32.6) | < 0.0001 |
Three ectoparasite species | 7 | 1.8(0.7 – 3.6) | 1 | 0.5(0.0 – 2.9) | 6 | 2.9(1.1 – 6.3) | 0.12 |
Four or more ectoparasite species | 1 | 0.3(0.0 – 1.4) | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.5(0.0 – 2.7) | 1.0 |