Sero-epidemiological investigation on Toxoplasma gondii infection in Apennine wolf (Canis lupus italicus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Italy

Table 2 Descriptive statistics and serological test results in wolf examined

	Category	n. wolf tested	Relative distribution %	IFAT positive	Seroprevalence %	95%CI
Total		128		34	26.6	[18.95–34.25]
Sex	Male	79	62.2	26	32.9	[22.54–43.26]
Sex	Female	48	37.8	8	16.7	[6.15–27.25]
Age class	1: <12 months	42	33.1	10	23.8	[10.92–36.68]
	2: 1–2 years	31	24.4	5	16.1	[3.16–29.04]
	3: > 2 years	54	42.18	19	35.19	[24.87–45.51]
Region of origin	Tuscany	63	49.2	21	33.3	[21.66–44.94]
	Emilia-Romagna	45	35.2	11	24.4	[11.85–36.95]
	Calabria	15	11.7	2	13.3	[0–31.1]
	Umbria	3	2.3	0	0	[]
	Veneto	2	1.6	0	0	[]
Cause of death	Car crash	75	60.5	16	21.3	[12.3–30.57]
Cause of death	Other cause	49	39.5	16	32.6	[19.4–45.8]

Note In one subject it was not possible to know the gender and in one the age due to the poor condition of the carcasses. In four subjects (two positive and two negative) the cause of death was undetermined

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