First report of Toxoplasma gondii in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Ethiopia: bioassay and seroepidemiological investigation

Table 1 T. gondii seroprevalence in camels of the Fentale district, stratified by explanatory variables as detected by DAT

Variable	Categories	No. tested	No. positive	% seroprevalence	Chi-square	P-value
PA	Galcha	35	11	31.43	38.8441	<0.001
	Tuttuti	211	86	40.76
	Saraweba	38	17	44.74
	Garafafate	10	5	50.00
	Turo	29	17	58.62
	Ilala	62	51	82.26
	Total	385	187	48.34
Sex	Female	209	100	47.85	0.0961	0.757
Sex	Male	176	87	49.43	0.0961	0.757
Age	≤4 yrs	108	37	34.26	12.6190	0.002
	4-8 yrs	185	98	52.97
	>8 yrs	92	52	56.52
Ps	Pastoral	308	148	48.05	0.1664	0.683
Ps	Agro-pastoral	77	39	50.65	0.1664	0.683
Hs	Small	85	39	45.88	9.0675	0.011
	Medium	173	98	56.65
	Large	127	50	39.37
Abortion	No	198	90	45.45	8.6284	0.003
Abortion	Yes	11	10	90.91	8.6284	0.003
Stillbirth	No	207	98	47.34	2.2011	0.138
Stillbirth	Yes	2	2	100.00	2.2011	0.138
NNM	No	1	0	0.00	0.9218	0.337
NNM	Yes	208	100	48.08	0.9218	0.337

PA = pastoral association, Hs = herd size, Ps = production system, NNM = neonatal mortality, P-values of statistically significant variables were highlighted in bold; No. = number.

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