Volume 15, Number 5—May 2009
Dispatch
Canine Leishmaniasis in Southeastern Spain
Joaquina Martín-Sánchez
, Manuel Morales-Yuste, Carmen Acedo-Sánchez, Sergio Barón, Victoriano Díaz, and Francisco Morillas-Márquez
, Manuel Morales-Yuste, Carmen Acedo-Sánchez, Sergio Barón, Victoriano Díaz, and Francisco Morillas-MárquezTable 2
Factors associated with canine leishmaniasis, southeastern Spain, final model*
| Variables (no. dogs) | OR (95% CI) | p value |
|---|---|---|
| Bioclimatic level | – | 0.001 |
| Thermo-Mediterranean (189) | – | – |
| Meso-Mediterranean (134) | 0.538 (0.196–1.476) | 0.228 |
| Supra-Mediterranean (82) |
0.013 (0.001–0.126) |
<0.001 |
| Age, y | – | 0.001 |
| <4 (224) | – | |
| >4 (181) |
3.223 (1.604–6.474) |
|
| Weight, kg | – | 0.069 |
| <25 (316) | – | |
| >25 (89) |
1.985 (0.948–4.156) |
|
| Activity | – | 0.00 |
| Pet (232) | – | – |
| Hunting (129) | 2.401 (1.060–5.442) | 0.036 |
| Other (44)† |
4.831 (1.909–12.226) |
0.001 |
| Location at night | – | <0.001 |
| Indoors (229) | – | |
| Outdoors (176) |
3.304 (1.704–6.406) |
|
| Phlebotomus perniciosus density | – | <0.001 |
| <4 sandflies/m2 (277) | – | |
| >4 sandflies/m2 (128) | 7.029 (2.632–18.769) |
*Determined by multivariate logistic regression. With age as continuous variable (0.1–25 years, average 4.7 years), odds ratio (OR) = 1.142; with weight as continuous variable (2–60 kg, average = 17.7), OR = 1.047. CI, confidence interval.
†Guard dogs, sheepdogs, stray dogs, and dogs in kennels.
