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Table 1 Results of direct agglutination test (DAT) for Toxoplasma gondii in pigs in Poland

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection in slaughtered pigs and cattle in Poland: seroprevalence, molecular detection and characterization of parasites in meat

Region

n/N

Seroprevalence (%)

95% CI

Titre range (%)a

40–60

180–540

1620–4000

6000

18000

Dolnośląskie

29/150

19.3*

13.8–26.4

14.0

5.3

0

0

0

Kujawsko-Pomorskie

39/300

13.0

9.7–17.3

8.0

0.7

0.7

3.3

0.3

Lubelskie

19/210

9.1

5.9–13.7

7.1

0

1.9

0

0

Lubuskie

10/182

5.5

3.0–9.8

2.2

1.1

1.6

0.5

0

Łódzkie

15/168

8.9

5.5–14.2

4.8

1.8

2.4

0

0

Małopolskie

21/200

10.5

7.0–15.5

9.0

0.5

0

1.0

0

Mazowieckie

32/206

15.5

11.2–21.1

13.6

0

1.9

0

0

Opolskie

51/288

17.7*

13.7–22.5

14.2

1.0

1.4

1.0

0

Podkarpackie

46/141

32.6*

25.4–40.7

21.3

0

11.3

0

0

Podlaskie

35/165

21.2*

15.7–28.1

10.9

6.1

1.8

2.4

0

Pomorskie

1/105

1.0

0.2–5.2

1.0

0

0

0

0

Świętokrzyskie

8/210

3.8

1.9–7.3

0.5

0

1.0

2.4

0

Śląskie

21/201

10.5

6.9–15.4

4.5

2.0

1.5

2.5

0

Warmińsko-Mazurskie

12/167

7.2

4.2–12.1

3.6

0.6

0

3.0

0

Wielkopolskie

10/218

4.6

2.5–8.2

4.1

0

0

0.5

0

Zachodniopomorskie

20/200

10.0

6.6–14.9

3.0

2.5

2.5

1.5

0.5

Total

369/3111

11.9

10.8–13.0

7.7

1.3

1.6

1.3

0.1

  1. aPercent value in relation to the total number of animals examined in a given region
  2. *Significant differences in percentages of positive results in comparison with other regions of Poland (P < 0.05)
  3. Abbreviations: n, number of seropositive animals; N, number of animals tested; CI, confidence interval