Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Veracruz State, Mexico and its association with climatic factors

Table 1 Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in water buffaloes in Veracruz, Mexico

		Meters above sea level (masl)^c		Mean annual temperature(matp)^d	Mean annualrainfall (mar)^e	Buffaloes tested	Seropositivity to T. gondii
Region^a	Municipality^b		Climate			No.	No.	%
Olmeca	Las Choapas	10	Warm	27.0°C	2900 mm	58	21	36.2
	Sayula de Alemán	80	Warm	27.0°C	1650 mm	156	93	59.6
	All					214	114	53.3
Papaloapan	Isla	60	Warm-humid	24.9°C	2316 mm	59	23	39.0
	J. Rodriguez Clara	95	Warm	25.0°C	1266 mm	66	28	42.4
	All					125	51	40.8
All						339	165	48.7

^aStatistically significant difference in seroprevalences among regions (P = 0.02).
^bStatistically significant difference in seroprevalences among municipalities (P = 0.002).
^cStatistically significant difference in seroprevalences among masl (P = 0.002).
^dSignificantly higher seroprevalence at 27°C (53.3%) than at 24.9-25°C (40.8%) matp (P = 0.02).
^eStatistically significant difference in seroprevalences among mar (P = 0.002).

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