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Table 2 Herd level seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in camels of the Fentale district as detected by DAT

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

Variable

Categories

No. tested

No. positive

% seroprevalence

Chi-square

P-value

PA

Galcha

4

4

100

5.3733

0.372

Tuttuti

11

11

100

Saraweba

5

4

80

Garafafate

2

2

100

Turo

4

4

100

Ilala

5

5

100

Ps

Pastoral

20

20

100

1.8788

0.170

Agro-pastoral

11

10

90.91

Hs

Small

15

14

93.33

1.022

0.576

Medium

11

11

100

Large

5

5

100

Abortion

Yes

8

8

100

0.3594

0.549

No

23

21

95.65

Stillbirth

Yes

3

3

100

0.1107

0.739

No

28

27

96.43

NNM

Yes

2

2

100

0.0713

0.790

No

29

28

96.55

Cat

Yes

8

8

100

0.3594

0.549

No

23

22

95.65

Wf

Yes

25

25

100

4.3056

0.038

No

6

5

83.33

River

Yes

29

29

100

-

-

  1. PA = pastoral association, Hs = herd size, Ps = production system, Wf = presence of wild felids, NNM = neonatal mortality, No. = number.