High prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in shelter dogs from southern Louisiana, USA

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 PCR and serological testing for T. cruzi in dogs

	Confirmed seropositive (2 tests)	Seronegative	Total	One reactive test only	Seronegative	Total
PCR Pos	6	79	85	41	44	85
PCR Neg	31	424	455	74	381	455
Total	37	503	540	115	425	540
Kappa		0.003 ± 0.039			0.280 ± 0.050

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