Table 1 Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infection in dogs in Jilin, Henan and Anhui Provinces
Characteristics | Dogs tested no. | Positive no. in different titres | Total positive no. (cut-off 1:25) | Seroprevalence (%) | 95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1:10 | 1:25 | 1:50 | 1:100 | |||||
Toxoplasma gondii | ||||||||
Region | ||||||||
Henan | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.23 | <0.01-17.58 |
Anhui | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jilin | 372 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 9.14 | 6.59-12.53 |
Age (years) | ||||||||
≤1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | <0.01-11.47 | |
>1 | 375 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 9.07 | 6.53-12.43 |
Total | 425 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 8.24 | 5.95-11.26 |
Neospora caninum | ||||||||
Region | ||||||||
Henan | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Anhui | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jilin | 43 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13.95 | 6.18-27.64 |
Age (years) | ||||||||
≤1 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
>1 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13.04 | 5.74-26.04 |
Total | 96 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6.25 | 2.63-13.23 |