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Table 1 Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in pet dogs and cats in Eastern China, using an indirect haemagglutination test

From: Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in pets and their owners in Shandong province, Eastern China

Variable

Distribution of titers/No. of pets

Pos/n (seroprevalence %)a

P-value

1:64

1:128

1:256

1:512

1:1024

Pet species

 Cat

13

9

7

7

3

39/180 (21.67)

0.136

 Dog

11

7

5

4

1

28/180 (15.56)

 

Region

 Weihai

8

6

4

3

2

23/120 (19.17)

0.929

 Qingdao

7

6

4

4

2

23/120 (19.17)

 

 Rizhao

9

4

4

4

0

21/120 (17.50)

 

Age (year)

  ≤ 1

7

7

6

3

2

25/137 (18.25)

0.310

 2

8

2

3

2

0

15/98 (15.31)

 

 3

3

5

0

4

1

13/46 (28.26)

 

  > 3

6

2

3

2

1

14/79 (17.72)

 

Gender

 Male

12

12

6

4

3

37/184 (20.11)

0.455

 Female

12

4

6

7

1

30/176 (17.05)

 

Residence area

 Urban

8

6

7

4

2

27/145 (18.62)

0.997

 Rural

16

10

5

7

2

40/215 (18.60)

 

Total

24

16

12

11

4

67/360 (18.61)

 
  1. aPos, number of positive samples; n, total number of samples