Table 9.
Prevalence of T. gondii-like oocysts in fecal samples from cats in Egypt
| Governorate | No. tested | No. positive (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo and Giza | 213 | 88 (41.3)a | Rifaat et al. (1976c) |
| Cairo, Giza and Kalubiya | 97 | 12 (12.3) | Hassanain et al. (2008) |
| Giza | 158 | Nonea | Al-Kappany et al. (2010) |
| Sharkia | 50 | 25 (50.0)a | Awadallah (2010) |
| Kafr El Sheikh | 113 | 10 (9.0) | Khalafalla (2011) |
| Sharkia | 100 | 2 (2.0)b | Abd El-Ghany and Amin (2012) |
| Kafr El Sheikh | 100 | 2 (2.0) | Elmonir et al. (2017) |
a
See comments in the text.
b
T. gondii DNA was isolated from both cases.