Table 1 Summary of information on faecal samples collected from household cats and dogs (age and sex) donated by an animal hospital located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, in Spring (September – November 2018) and Summer (December 2018 – February 2019)
From: Enterocytozoon bieneusi genotypes in cats and dogs in Victoria, Australia
Host Sex | Adult | Juvenile | Samples from animals of unknown age | Total prevalence of E. bieneusi in% (text-positive sample nos./total sample nos.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cat | 111 | 55 | 6 | 2.9 (5/172) |
Female | 42 | 26 | 4 | 2.8 (2/72) |
Male | 65 | 24 | 2 | 2.2 (2/91) |
NA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 11.1 (1/9) |
Dog | 260 | 71 | 11 | 4.4 (15/342) |
Female | 125 | 31 | 5 | 4.3 (7/161) |
Male | 135 | 38 | 6 | 4.5 (8/179) |
NA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0/2) |
Totals | 371 | 126 | 17 | 3.9 (20/514) |