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Table 2 Results of direct agglutination test (DAT) for Toxoplasma gondii in cattle 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

Dolnośląskie

5/50

10.0

4.4–21.4

8.0

2.0

0

0

Kujawsko-Pomorskie

9/134

6.7

3.6–12.3

5.2

0.7

0.7

0

Lubelskie

21/115

18.3

12.3–26.3

18.3

0

0

0

Łódzkie

13/150

8.7

5.1–14.3

5.3

2.7

0.7

0

Małopolskie

11/156

7.1

4.0–12.2

1.3

1.3

4.5

0

Mazowieckie

54/121

44.6*

36.1–53.5

30.6

14.0

0

0

Opolskie

0/21

0

0.0–15.5

0

0

0

0

Podkarpackie

13/160

8.1

4.8–13.4

4.4

3.8

0

0

Podlaskie

39/139

28.1*

21.3–36.0

20.1

5.0

2.9

0

Pomorskie

14/195

7.2

4.3–11.7

5.6

0.5

1.0

0

Świętokrzyskie

7/200

3.5

1.7–7.1

2.5

1.0

0

0

Śląskie

61/299

20.4*

16.2–25.3

17.1

2.7

0.7

0

Warmińsko-Mazurskie

34/125

27.2*

20.2–35.6

23.2

3.2

0.8

0

Wielkopolskie

25/399

6.3

4.3–9.1

5.0

0.5

0.8

0

Zachodniopomorskie

7/147

4.8

2.3–9.5

3.4

1.4

0

0

Total

313/2411

13.0

11.7–14.4

9.7

2.4

0.9

0

  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