Zones CI
No. of tested
No. of DAT
+
Sero-prevalence (%)
95% CI Agents
Principal
Northwest
2148
376
17.5
16.7-19.1
L. infantum
L. tropica
North & Northeast
476
24
5.0
3.0-6.9
L. infantum
Central
2117
130
6.1
5.1-7.1
L. infantum
L. tropica
South
864
67
7.7
5.9-9.5
L. infantum
L. tropica
Total
5605
597
10.6
9.8-11.4
L. infantum
L. tropica
Table 2:
Sero-prevalence of canine visceral
Leishmania
infection by direct agglutination test (DAT) with anti-
Leishmania infantum
antibodies at ≥1:320 titers by geographical zones during 1999 -2010.