Research Article
Prevalence of Salmonella Infection in Dogs in Maiduguri, Northeastern Nigeria
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the sampled dogs in Maiduguri, Nigeria (
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| Risk factors | Number sampled | % of total population |
| Sex | | | Male | 70 | 58.8 | Female | 49 | 41.2 | Age (months) | | | <3 | 2 | 1.7 | 3–6 | 22 | 18.5 | 7–9 | 17 | 14.3 | 10–12 | 17 | 14.3 | 13–24 | 20 | 16.8 | >24 | 41 | 34.5 | Breeds | | | Mongrel | 97 | 81.5 | Alsatian | 12 | 10.1 | Terrier | 10 | 8.4 | Overall total | 119 | 100 |
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