Toxoplasma gondii in small exotic felids from zoos in Europe and the Middle East: serological prevalence and risk factors

Table 1 Numbers and proportions of animals that had tested positive for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii over the last five years in zoos

	Zoos that performed T. gondii tests	Total no. of animals tested	Felids	Marsupials	Monkeys	Other
Total number	25^a	129	62	11	17	39
No. of animals with a positive test result	15	83	28	5	15	35
Proportion (%)	60.0	64.3	45.2	45.5	88.2	89.7

^aAn additional zoo reported the examination of 162 animals for T. gondii. Of these, 77 felids and 43 non-felid species tested positive. Because the report of this zoo lacked details, data could not be included in the table

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