Table 1 Toxoplasma gondii-specific antibodies as determined by the modified agglutination test (cut-off 1:6) in slaughter horses in Serbia according to zoographic characteristics
From: The first isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from horses in Serbia
Variable | n | Seroprevalence (%) | 95% CI | Chi-square P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | ||||
Yearling (1–2 years) | 4 | 25.0 | 0–67.4 | 0.309 |
Young (3–4 years) | 14 | 64.3 | 39.2–89.4 | |
Adult (5–9 years) | 87 | 47.1 | 36.6–57.6 | |
Gender | ||||
Female | 51 | 43.1 | 29.5–56.7 | 0.279 |
Male | 54 | 53.7 | 40.4–67 | |
Type/use | ||||
Grade | 79 | 50.6 | 39.6–61.6 | 0.723 |
Working | 8 | 37.5 | 3.9–71 | |
Working, heavy | 18 | 44.4 | 21.4–63.3 | |
Region | ||||
Northern Serbia | 10 | 30.0 | 1.6–58.4 | 0.233 |
Western Serbia | 10 | 70.0 | 41.6–98.4 | |
Central Serbia | 13 | 30.8 | 5.7–55.9 | |
Eastern Serbia | 16 | 43.7 | 19.4–68.1 | |
Undetermined/Traders’ | 56 | 53.6 | 40.5–66.6 | |
Slaughterhouse | ||||
A | 56 | 51.8 | 38.7–64.9 | 0.481 |
B | 49 | 44.9 | 31–58.8 | |
Total | 105 | 48.6 | 39–58.1 | |