Table 3 Intensity of infection with Cryptosporidium and Giardia in dogs related to average age. All samples from individual dogs.

Giardia 0

Giarda 1+ (% of pos. samples)

Giardia 2+ (% of pos. samples)

Giardia 3+ (% of pos. samples)

Crypto 0

Crypto 1+ (% of pos. samples)

Crypto 2+ (% of pos. samples)

Crypto 3+ (% of pos. samples)

Number of samples

814

19 (26.0)

17 (23.3)

37 (50.7)

738

102 (68.5)

22 (14.8)

25 (16.7)

Average age (days)

176^a,b

228^a

185

178

185^c,d

135^b,c

154

136^d

Dual infections

0

2

2

11

0

11

2

2