Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in terrestrial and marine wildlife harvested for food in Nunavik, Canada

Table 3 Prevalence of T. gondii based on the modified agglutination test (MAT) and the magnetic capture and real-time PCR technique in migratory geese harvested in Nunavik, Canada

Species	n	Seroprevalence (95% CI)	MC-PCR (95% CI) [No. of positive/total no. analyzed]
Species	n	Heart fluid	Brain (B)^a	Heart (H)^a	H or B^b	Liver	Muscle	Gizzard
Geese	156	11% (7–18%)	4% (0–8%) [9/41]	4% (0–8%) [9/41]	9% (3–15%) [13/41]	14% – [1/7]	31% – [4/13]	9% – [1/11]

^aPools were constituted of 5 individual brains or hearts and “n” is the number of pools
^bPCR-prevalence based on whether pools were positive on brain, heart or both

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