Research Article
Seroprevalence of Leptospiral Antibodies in Canine Population in and around Namakkal
Table 2
Number and percentage of each variable with MAT titre of >90 for any one of leptospira serovars.
| | Variable | Level | Number (% of study population) | Positive MAT (% of level) |
| | Age | 1-2 years | 80 (17.4) | 21 (26.3) | | 2-3 years | 90 (19.6) | 26 (28.9) | | 3-4 years | 86 (18.7) | 32 (37.2) | | 4-5 years | 94 (20.4) | 18 (19.1) | | 5 and above | 110 (23.9) | 7 (6.4) |
| | Sex | Male | 263 (57.2) | 55 (20.9) | | Female | 197 (42.8) | 42 (21.0) |
| | Breed size | Small breeds | 112 (24.3) | 19 (17.0) | | Larger breeds | 143 (31.0) | 21 (14.7) | | Mongrel | 185 (40.2) | 48 (26.0) |
| | Vaccination status | Vaccinated | 284 (61.7) | 126 (44.4) | | Unvaccinated | 176 (38.3) | 143 (81.3) |
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