Dogs’ epidemiological data
| Number of dogs tested | % of dogs tested | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| male | 247 | 53.1 | |
| female | 218 | 46.9 | |
| Age | |||
| 1 to 3 years | 111 | 23.9 | |
| >3 to 7 years | 188 | 40.4 | |
| ≥ 8 years | 166 | 35.7 | |
| Travel | |||
| outside Slovenia | 278 | 59.8 | |
| Insecticide | use | ||
| repellents | 107 | 23.0 | |
| non-repellents | 254 | 54.6 | |
| both | 38 | 8.2 | |
| none | 35 | 7.5 | |
| undefined | 31 | 6.7 |
Dogs with positive ELISA results
| Dog identification number | ELISA result | History of travelling | Ectoparasiticide use | History of symptoms corresponding to CanL | Breed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 11.44 NTU | None | Frontline | None | Mixed |
| 265 | 12.37 NTU | None | Frontline | None | German shepherd |
| 225 | 11.60 NTU | None | Nexgard | None | Caucasian shepherd |
| 215 | 11.68 NTU | None | No ectoparasiticide | None | Mixed |
| 204 | 12.74 NTU | SRB, CRO, A | Nexgard | None | German wirehaired pointer |
| 191 | 13.71 NTU | CRO | Foresto | Skin | Mixed |
| 190 | 12.38 NTU | CRO | Nexgard | None | Shih-tzu |
| 186 | 13.44 NTU | None | Frontline | Skin | German shepherd |
| 172 | 22.30 NTU | CRO, ITA, HUNG, A | Bravecto | None | Border collie |
Disease symptoms commensurate with canine leishmaniasis from the history of dogs included in the study
| Past symptom | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| None commensurate with canine leishmaniasis | 339 | 73.1 |
| symptoms that could correspond to CanL | 126 | 27.1 |
| askin problems | 109 | 23.4 |
| banorexia or loss of weight | 25 | 5.4 |
| canaemia or lymph node enlargement or recurrent high body temperature | 19 | 4.1 |
| a & b | 11 | 2.4 |
| b & c | 3 | 0.6 |
| a & c | 2 | 0.4 |
| a & b & c | 5 | 1.1 |
Breeds of the recruited dogs
| Breed | Number | Breed | Number | Breed | Number | Breed | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed breed | 133 | Shih-tzu | 5 | Pug | 2 | Kerry blue terrier | 1 |
| Golden retriever | 31 | Beagle | 5 | Jack Russell terrier | 2 | Chinese crested | 1 |
| Labrador retriever | 22 | Newfoundland | 4 | Weimaraner | 2 | Short-haired dachshund | 1 |
| German shepherd | 21 | Australian shepherd | 4 | Saint Bernard | 2 | Lagotto Romagnolo | 1 |
| Boxer | 19 | Rottweiler | 4 | Irish terrier soft-coated wheaten | 2 | Toy poodle | 1 |
| Border collie | 18 | Chihuahua | 4 | Caucasian shepherd | 2 | German wirehaired pointer | 1 |
| German spaniel | 12 | Vizsla | 4 | Great Dane | 2 | Parson Russell terrier | 1 |
| American terrier Staffordshire | 11 | Pekingese | 4 | Entlebucher | 2 | Pit bull terrier | 1 |
| Cocker spaniel | 11 | Whippet | 4 | Schnauzer | 2 | Montenegrin hound mountain | 1 |
| French bulldog | 9 | Airedale terrier | 3 | King Charles spaniel | 2 | Rhodesian ridgeback | 1 |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | 8 | Beauceron | 3 | chow chow | 2 | White Swiss shepherd | 1 |
| Alaskan Malamute | 7 | Miniature pinscher | 3 | Lakeland terrier | 1 | Welsh corgi | 1 |
| West Highland terrier | 6 | Dobermann | 3 | Black Russian terrier | 1 | Hovawart | 1 |
| Samoyed | 6 | Rough collie | 3 | Landseer | 1 | Havanese | 1 |
| Tibetan terrier | 6 | Siberian husky | 3 | Maltese | 1 | Croatian Shepherd | 1 |
| Greater dog Swiss mountain | 6 | Brandl bracke | 3 | English springer spaniel | 1 | Irish red setter | 1 |
| Yorkshire terrier | 5 | Malinois | 3 | Argentine mastiff | 1 | Istrian hound coarse-haired | 1 |
| King Charles Cavalier | 5 | Flat-retriever coated | 3 | Bordeaux mastiff | 1 | Undefined breed | 3 |
| Dalmatian | 5 | English bulldog | 2 | Coton de Tuléar | 1 | ||
| Dachshund | 5 | Poodle | 2 | Total | 465 |