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Table 1 Prevalence of antibodies, circulating antigen and DNA of T. gondii in stray cats by gender and age using ELISA (Ab), ELISA (CAg) and Nested-PCR

From: Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, circulating antigens and DNA in stray cats in Shanghai, China

 

ELISA(Ab)

ELISA(CAg)

Nested-PCR

Total cats

 

Total

Positive

 

Total

Positive

 

Total

Positive

 

Total

Positive

 

Cat group

No.

No

%

No.

No

%

No.

No

%

No.

No

%

Gender

 Male

78

9

11.5

78

5

64

16

1

6.3

78

14

17.9

 Female

67

8

11.9

67

3

4.5

19

1

5.3

67

11

16.4

Age (years)

 ≤1

26

1

3.9

26

6

23.1

8

2

25

26

7

26.9

 >1

119

16

13.5

119

2

1.7

27

0

0

119

18

15.1

Total

145

17

11.7

145

8

5.5

35

2

5.7

145

25

17.2