Table 2 Positive samples (x) and apparent prevalence (AP, %) with 95% exact confidence interval (CI) for Toxoplasma gondii infection by population and diagnostic test
From: Seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Egyptian sheep and goats
Diagnostic test | Goats, Dakahlia (n = 100) | Sheep, Cairo (n = 100) | Sheep, Dakahlia (n = 100) | Sheep, Giza (n = 99) | Sheep, Sharkia (n = 99) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
x | AP (95%CI) | x | AP (95%CI) | x | AP (95%CI) | x | AP (95%CI) | x | AP (95%CI) | |
IFA | 54 | 54 (44–64) | 20 | 20 (13–29) | 38 | 38 (28–48) | 32 | 32 (23–42) | 34 | 34 (25–45) |
ELISA | 59 | 59 (49–69) | 12 | 12 (6.4–20) | 27 | 27 (19–37) | 26 | 26 (18–36) | 17 | 17 (10–26) |