Table 2.

Comparison of the current study (6% positive) with prior studies on Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in cat feces

Location	Cat type	Method	Fecal positives (%)	Difference from current	Significance (χ2 test)	Reference
China	Stray	Mouse bioassay	0%	Less	p = 0	[22]
China	Stray	Mouse bioassay	0%	Less	p = 0	[20]
Egypt	Stray	Mouse bioassay	0%	Less	p = 0	[21]
Spain	Stray and pet	Microscopy	0%	Less	p = 0	[18]
Colombia	Stray	Mouse bioassay	0%	Less	p = 0	[19]
Europe	Stray and pet	Microscopy	0.11%	Less	p = 0	[33]
Switzerland	Stray and pet	PCR	0.30%	Less	p = 0	[34]
United States (CA)	Stray and pet	Microscopy	0.90%	Less	p = 0.0001	[35]
Canada (PEI)	Stray	Microscopy	1.30%	Less	p = 0.003	[27]
Finland	Stray	Microscopy/PCR	1.50%	Less	p = 0.008	[26]
Ethiopiaa	Stray	Microscopy	5.50%	Comparable	p = 0.85	[28]
Italy	Stray	PCR	16%	Comparable	p = 0.06	[36]
Ethiopiaa	Stray	Mouse bioassay	22.20%	More	p = 0.007	[28]

^aThe same cats were tested by both microscopy and mouse bioassay, with greater detection using mouse bioassay.

Comparison between current data and other measures of oocyst shedding in cat feces.