Table 1 Prevalence levels of T. gondii infection in backyard pigs from Romania by region, age and sex using IFAT and PCR
IFAT | PCR | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | No. positive | Prevalence (95% CI) | P-value | No. positive | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | P-value | |
Region | |||||||
Central | 44 | 25 | 56.8 (41.0–71.7)* | 0.04 | 7 | 15.9 (6.6–30.1) | 0.04 |
North-west | 40 | 18 | 45.0 (29.3–61.5) | 14 | 35.0 (20.6–51.7)* | ||
West | 10 | 1 | 10.0 (0.25–44.5) | 4 | 40 (12.2–73.7) | ||
Age group | |||||||
< 1 year-old | 37 | 15 | 40.5 (24.8–57.9) | 0.33 | 10 | 27.0 (13.8–44.1) | 0.79 |
≥ 1 year-old | 57 | 29 | 50.9 (37.3–64.4) | 14 | 24.6 (14.1–37.8) | ||
Sex | |||||||
Females | 49 | 20 | 40.8 (27.0–55.8) | 0.22 | 11 | 22.4 (11.8–36.6) | 0.47 |
Males | 24 | 45 | 53.3 (37.9–68.3) | 13 | 28.9 (16.4–44.3) | ||
Total | 94 | 44 | 46.8 (36.4–57.4) | 24 | 25.5 (17.1– 35.6) | ||