Table 2. The prevalence of T. gondii infection in rabbits by nested PCR assay.
Gongju area (Chungnam Province) |
Kochang area (Junbuk Province) |
Total |
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NE | NP | PR (%) | NE | NE | PR (%) | NE | NE | PR (%) | |
Sex | |||||||||
Females | 59 | 9 | 15.3 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 84 | 13 | 15.5 |
Males | 41 | 5 | 12.2 | 17 | 5 | 29.4 | 58 | 10 | 17.2 |
Age (years) | |||||||||
<1 | 53 | 6 | 11.3 | 23 | 5 | 21.7 | 76 | 11 | 14.5 |
>1 | 47 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 21.1 | 66 | 12 | 18.2 |
Total | 100 | 14 | 14 | 42 | 9 | 21.4 | 142 | 23 | 16.2 |
NE, numbers of examined; NP, numbers of positives; PR, positive rate.