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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the dogs included in the study population

From: Molecular epidemiology of canine parvovirus type 2 in Italy from 1994 to 2017: recurrence of the CPV-2b variant

 

Dogs positive to CPV-2 DNA

n = 123 (%)

CPV-2a

n = 56 (%)

CPV-2b

n = 18 (%)

CPV-2c

n = 49 (%)

P value

Year of sampling

 1994

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

0

0

<  0.0001

 1995

5 (4.1)

2 (3.6)

3 (16.7)

0

 1996

2 (1.6)

1 (1.8)

1 (5.6)

0

 1997

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

0

0

 1998

2 (1.6)

2 (3.6)

0

0

 1999

4 (3.3)

4 (7.1)

0

0

 2000

7 (5.7)

6 (10.7)

0

1 (2)

 2001

4 (3.3)

3 (5.4)

0

1 (2)

 2002

2 (1.6)

2 (3.6)

0

0

 2003

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

0

0

 2005

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

0

0

 2006

4 (3.3)

2 (3.6)

0

2 (4.1)

 2007

5 (4.1)

3 (5.4)

0

2 (4.1)

 2008

8 (6.5)

7 (12.5)

0

1 (2)

 2009

37 (30.1)

8 (14.3)

3 (16.7)

26 (53.1)

 2010

7 (5.7)

3 (5.4)

3 (16.7)

1 (2)

 2011

4 (3.3)

4 (7.1)

0

0

 2012

10 (8.1)

3 (5.4)

0

7 (14.3)

 2013

4 (3.3)

0

1 (5.6)

3 (6.1)

 2014

4 (3.3)

2 (3.6)

0

2 (4.1)

 2015

2 (1.6)

0

1 (5.6)

1 (2)

 2016

4 (3.3)

0

3 (16.7)

1 (2)

 2017

4 (3.3)

0

3 (16.7)

1 (2)

Sex

 Male

61 (49.6)

26 (46.4)

9 (50)

26 (53.1)

0.7866

 Female

37 (30.1)

18 (32.2)

4 (22.2)

15 (30.6)

 NA

25 (20.3)

12 (21.4)

5 (27.8)

8 (16.4)

 

Age

  < 1

102 (82.9)

46 (82.1)

15 (83.3)

41 (83.7)

0.1496

 1–5

4 (3.3)

3 (5.4)

0

1 (2)

  ≥ 6

3 (2.4)

2 (3.6)

1 (5.6)

0

 NA

14 (11.4)

5 (8.9)

2 (11.1)

7 (14.3)

 

Breed

 Pure breeds

74 (60.2)

37 (66.1)

12 (66.6)

25 (51)

0.3228

 Mixed

35 (28.4)

13 (23.2)

5 (27.8)

17 (34.7)

 NA

14 (11.4)

6 (10.7)

1 (5.6)

7 (14.3)

 

Origin

 Piedmont

1 (0.8)

0

1 (5.6)

0

0.0001

 Veneto

4 (3.3)

4 (7.1)

0

0

 Friuli-Venezia Giulia

1 (0.8)

0

1 (5.6)

0

 Emilia Romagna

80 (65.0)

42 (75)

15 (83.3)

23 (46.9)

 Tuscany

3 (2.4)

2 (3.6)

1 (5.6)

0

 Lazio

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

0

0

 Marche

1 (0.8)

0

0

1 (2)

 Abruzzo

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

0

0

 Basilicata

1 (0.8)

1 (1.8)

0

0

 Apulia

1 (0.8)

0

0

1 (2)

 Sicily

29 (23.6)

5 (8.9)

0

24 (49)

Vaccination

 Completely vaccinated

40 (32,5)

21 (37.5)

5 (27.8)

14 (28.6)

0.6799

 Incompletely vaccinated

4 (3.3)

2 (3.6)

1 (5.6)

1 (2)

 Unvaccinated

53 (43.1)

23 (41.1)

9 (50)

21 (42.9)

 NA

26 (21.1)

10 (17.8)

3 (16.6)

13 (26.5)

 
  1. Data are given as number of dogs and (% of dogs on the total number of dogs included in the group). The data not available (in grey) were not statistically analysed. Significance was set at P < 0.05. n: total number of dogs included in the study group. NA data not available