Table 1 Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in household and stray cats by gender and age in Lanzhou, northwest China using modified agglutination test (MAT)
Cat groups | Types of cat | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Household cat | Stray cat | Â | Â | Â | ||||
| Â | No. tested | No. positive | Prevalence (%) | No. tested | No. positive | Prevalence (%) | No. tested | No. positive | Prevalence (%) |
Gender | |||||||||
   Male | 87 | 17 | 19.5 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 104 | 26 | 25 |
   Female | 92 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 117 | 21 | 17.9 |
Age (years) | |||||||||
   < 1 | 41 | 4 | 9.8 | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 53 | 8 | 15.1 |
   2 | 65 | 12 | 18.5 | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 89 | 23 | 25.8 |
   3 | 37 | 6 | 16.2 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 40 | 8 | 20 |
   ≥3 | 36 | 6 | 16.7 | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 39 | 8 | 20.5 |
Total | 179 | 28 | 15.6 | 42 | 19 | 45.2 | 221 | 47 | 21.3 |