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Table 1 PCR results on skeletal muscle and CNS of tested wildlife species

From: Toxoplasma gondii in sympatric wild herbivores and carnivores: epidemiology of infection in the Western Alps

Species

Skeletal muscle

CNS

Total

 

PCR pos/total

Prevalence [CI 95%]

PCR pos/total

Prevalence [CI 95%]

Total pos/total

Prevalence [CI 95%]

Roe deer

3/121

2.48% [0.85 -7.04]

0/72

0% [0–5.07]

3/121

2.48% [0.85 -7.04]

Wild boar

17/105

16.19% [10.36 - 24.41]

0/60

0% [0–6.02]

17/105

16.19% [10.36 - 24.41]

Red fox

15/94

15.96% [9.92 - 24.67]

5/81

6.17% [2.67 - 13.65]

19/94

20.21% [13.34 - 29.43]

Alpine chamois

0/22

0% [0–14.87]

0/0

n.d.

0/22

0% [0–14.87]

Red deer

0/13

0% [0–22.81]

0/0

n.d.

0/13

0% [0–22.81]

Total

35/355

9.86 [7.17 - 13.4]

5/213

2.35% [1.01 - 5.38]

39/355

10.99% [8.14 - 14.67]

  1. Skeletal muscle and CNS were tested in parallel by PCR for T. gondii. PCR results obtained on each tissue type are reported separately for each of the tested animal species.