Table 1 Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in chickens, ducks and pigeons in Lanzhou, northwest China by modified agglutination test (MAT)
Host | No. of sera with MAT titers of: | No. positive | No. tested | Prevalence (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1:5 | 1:10 | 1:20 | 1:40 | 1:80 | ||||
Caged chickens | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 305 | 6.23 |
FR chickens | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 108 | 10.19 |
Caged ducks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 111 | 6.31 |
FR ducks | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 223 | 13.90 |
Pigeons | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 312 | 11.86 |
Total | 88 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 1059 | 9.92 |