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Table 1 Number of seropositive and tested individuals (prevalence) for Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti

From: Species-specific differences in Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Besnoitia besnoiti seroprevalence in Namibian wildlife

Species

No. positive for T. gondii

No. positive for N. caninum

No. positive for B. besnoiti

ELISA

n/N (%)

Seroprevalence after IB confirmation

n/N (%)

ELISA

n/N (%)

Seroprevalence after IB confirmation

n/N (%)

ELISA

n/N (%)

Seroprevalence after IB confirmation

n/N (%)

Feliformia

 African lion

55/59 (93.2)

55/59 (93.2)

0/59 (0)

0/59 (0)

11/59 (18.6)

2/59 (3.4)

 Brown hyena

12/13 (92.3)

12/13 (92.3)

2/13 (15.4)

2/13 (15.4)

0/13 (0)

0/13 (0)

 Caracal

10/15 (66.7)

10/15 (66.7)

1/15 (6.7)

0/15 (0)

0/15 (0)

0/15 (0)

 Cheetah

131/250 (52.4)

131/250 (52.4)

17/250 (6.8)

0/250 (0)

1/250 (0.4)

0/250 (0)

 Leopard

47/58 (81.0)

47/58 (81.0)

0/58 (0)

0/58 (0)

4/58 (6.9)

0/58 (0)

 Spotted hyena

10/11 (90.9)

10/11 (90.9)

1/11 (11.1)

0/11 (0)

5/11 (45.5)

0/11 (0)

Caniformia

 African wild dog

5/7 (71.4)

4/7 (57.1)

0/7 (43.6)

0/7 (0)

0/7 (0)

0/7 (0)

 Bat-eared fox

1/4 (25)

0/4 (0)

0/4 (0)

0/4 (0)

0/4 (0)

0/4 (0)

 Black-backed jackal

26/39 (66.7)

26/39 (66.7)

3/39 (7.7)

1/39 (2.6)

3/39 (7.7)

0/39 (0)

 Honey badger

7/10 (70)

6/10 (60.0)

0/10 (0)

0/10 (0)

0/10 (0)

0/10 (0)

Ruminantia

 Blue wildebeest

2/20 (10.0)

2/20 (10.0)

1/20 (0.05)

0/20 (0)

4/20 (20.0)

4/20 (20.0)

 Springbok

0/20 (0)

0/20 (0)

1/20 (0.05)

0/20 (0)

0/20 (0)

0/20 (0)

  1. Notes: Samples were tested with ELISA and confirmed by IB. Percentage of seropositive results are shown in parentheses
  2. Abbreviations: n, number of seropositive individuals; N, number of tested individuals; IB, immunoblot