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Table 1 The overall seroprevalence of T. gondii and Leishmania spp. infection in dogs of the study towns

From: Prevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp. infections in apparently healthy dogs in west Shewa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Town

No. tested

T. gondii*

Leishmania spp.

No. positive

% prevalence (95% CI)

No. positive

% prevalence (95% CI)

Ambo

169

127

75.15 (67.93–81.46)

157

92.90 (87.93–96.28)

Gojo

68

59

86.76 (76.36–93.77)

61

89.71 (79.93–95.76)

Bako

148

133

89.86 (83.83–94.22)

138

93.24 (87.93–96.71)

Overall

385

319

82.86 (78.71–86.49)

356

92.47 (89.36–94.90)

  1. *Pearson Chi2 (3) = 13.72, p = 0.003, CI = Confidence interval