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Table 1 Seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in pet cats in northeastern China

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection in pet cats and their owners in northeastern China:an important public health concern

Variable

Category

No. of sera with MAT titers of

No. tested

No. positive

Prevalence (%)

P-value

1:25

1:50

1:100

1:200

1:400

1:800

≥1:1600

Species

Chinese Lihua cat

10

4

7

6

7

6

3

164

43

26.2

0.301

Turkish Angora

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

17

3

17.6

Persian cat

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

25

2

8.0

Russian Blue cat

0

0

0

1

2

0

0

21

3

14.3

American Shorthair cat

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

0

0

Maine Coon cat

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

13

2

15.4

Highland Scottish Fold cat

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

1

14.3

Siamese cat

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

20

3

15.0

British Shorthair Cat

0

2

1

0

0

2

0

31

5

16.1

Region

Changchun

4

3

4

2

3

6

2

102

24

23.1

0.527

Jilin

6

3

4

3

5

2

1

121

24

19.8

Liaoyuan

5

3

1

2

2

1

0

83

14

16.9

Age

≤1 year

7

2

2

3

4

3

2

116

23

19.8

0.754

2–3 year

3

5

5

3

5

5

1

122

27

22.1

> 3 year

5

2

2

1

1

1

0

68

12

17.6

Gender

Male

5

5

6

5

3

5

0

158

29

18.4

0.391

Female

10

4

3

2

7

4

3

148

33

22.3

Residence area

Urban

8

7

5

4

3

4

0

204

31

15.2

0.002

Rural

7

2

4

3

7

5

0

102

31

30.4

Total

 

15

9

9

7

10

9

3

306

62

20.3