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Table 1 Province of Rome: tested dogs (n° positive) on the basis of distance from the coastline, age class and sex.

From: Dog filariosis in the Lazio region (Central Italy): first report on the presence of Dirofilaria repens

distance from the coastline

≤ 20 km

age class (months)

female

male

nd*

f+m+nd

1(< 13)

10 (0)

12 (0)

-

22 (0)

2 (13–36)

26 (0)

28 (0)

2 (0)

56 (0)

3 (37–120)

56 (1)

75 (5)

2 (1)

133 (7)

4 (> 120)

4 (0)

17 (0)

-

21 (0)

nd*

41 (0)

65 (5)

55 (0)

161(5)

all age classes coastal

137 (1)

197 (10)

59 (1)

393 (12)

 

> 20 km

1(< 13)

12 (0)

17 (0)

-

29 (0)

2 (13–36)

34 (0)

47 (0)

-

81 (0)

3 (37–120)

68 (0)

73 (0)

-

141 (0)

4 (> 120)

3 (0)

6 (1)

-

9 (1)

nd*

7 (0)

21 (0)

49 (0)

77 (0)

all age classes inner land

124 (0)

164 (1)

49 (0)

337 (1)

total (coastal + inner land)

261 (1)

361 (11)

108 (1)

730 (13)

  1. *Not determined