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Table 1 Studies conducted in Brazil on Toxoplasma seroprevalence in cat populations using the MAT technique

From: Toxoplasma gondii survey in cats from two environments of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Modified Agglutination Test on sera and filter-paper

Locationa

% positive

(No. positive/total no.)

Cut-off titer

Cat life style

Reference

Pernambuco

66.6 (32/48)

1:25

free-roaming

[33]

Pernambuco

44.4 (20/45)

1:25

owned

[33]

Rondônia

87.3 (55/63)

1:25

free-roaming

[26]

São Paulo

35.4 (84/237)

1:25

free-roaming

[74]

Paraná

84.4 (49/58)

1:20

owned

[75]

São Paulo

19 (19/100)

1:16

NI

[76]

São Paulo

26.3 (132/502)

1:20

free-roaming

[76]

  1. NI not informed
  2. aState of Brazil