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. 2018 Feb 5;13(2):e0192570. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192570

Correction: Spatial and simultaneous representative seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in owners and their domiciled dogs in a major city of southern Brazil

Aline do Nascimento Benitez, Felippe Danyel Cardoso Martins, Marcelle Mareze, Nelson Jessé Rodrigues Santos, Fernanda Pinto Ferreira, Camila Marinelli Martins, João Luis Garcia, Regina Mitsuka-Breganó, Roberta Lemos Freire, Alexander Welker Biondo, Italmar Teodorico Navarro
PMCID: PMC5798843  PMID: 29401515

There are two columns missing from Table 1B. There is an error in the Table 1 caption. Please see the corrected Table 1 and caption here.

Table 1. Results of univariate and logistic regression analysis of 564 households (owners or dogs) IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies detected by IFAT in the urban area of Londrina from July 2015 to July 2016.

A: Univariate analysis
Household Variables Yes/ total (%) OR 95% CI p-value
* Monthly income (Minimum wage):
≤ 3 MW 424/564 (75.2) 0.71 0.47–1.06 0.09
> 3 MW 140/564 (24.8)
Source of drinking water:
Public system 533/564 (94.5) 0.87 0.39–1.93 0.71
Other 31/564 (5.5)
Presence of accumulated water at the yard:
Yes 77/564 (13.7) 1.15 0.69–1.91 0.62
No 487/564 (86.3)
Water box:
Yes 493/564 (87.4) 1.06 0.63–1.82 0.89
No 71/564 (12.6)
Cleaning of water box:
Presence 124/564 (22.0) 0.99 0.64–1.52 0.98
Abcense 493/564 (65.4)
* Sewer:
Public sewer system 524/564 (92.9) 3.02 1.36–7.35 0.01
No public sewer system 40/564 (7.1)
Lid on water box:
Yes 483/564 (85.6) 0.83 0.18–3.62 0.76
No 10/564 (1.8)
Discharge of domestic garbage:
Plastic bag or garbage can 544/564 (96.5) 1.54 0.56–4.64 0.49
Other 20/564 (3.5)
Empty lot:
Yes 300/564 (53.2) 1.05 0.74–1.49 0.79
No 264/564 (46.8)
* Frequency of yard cleaning:
Daily 345/564 (61.2) 0.75 0.53–1.07 0.12
Occasionally 219/564 (38.8)
Presence of cats at the household:
Yes 457/564 (81.0) 1.16 0.51–1.82 0.51
No 107/564 (19.0)
* Visualization of accumulated dirt:
Yes 231/564 (41.0) 0.69 0.48–0.99 0.04
No 333/564 (59.0)
B: Final logistic regression model
Adjusted-OR 95% CI interval of Adjusted-OR p-value (Wald test)
Sewer 2.99 1.39–6.43 0.005
Frequency of yard cleaning 0.69 0.49–0.98 0.039
Visualization of accumulated dirt 0.67 0.47–0.95 0.024

p<0.05, Chi square test, OR: odds ratio, MW: the monthly State Minimum Wage at the time of survey was R$ 880.00, equivalent to U$264.26 with an exchange rate of 3.33 for US$ Dollar to R$ Real.

*variables included in the logistic models.

In Table 2, there is information missing from the footnote. There is an error in the Table 2 caption. Please see the corrected Table 2 and caption here.

Table 2. Results of univariate and logistic regression analysis of 597 owners with IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies detected by IFAT in the urban area of Londrina from July 2015 to July 2016.

 Owners Variables Yes/ total (%) OR (95% CI) p-value
Gender
Male 438/597 (73.4) 0.87 0.59–1.29 0.51
Female 158/597 (26.5)
* Occupation:
Retired or homework 383/597 (64.2) 0.78 0.54–1.11 0.16
Other 211/597 (35.3)
* Monthly income:
< 3 Minimum wage 446/597 (74.7) 0.57 0.38–0.85 0.01
> 3 Minimum wage 151/597 (25.3)
Hygiene of fruits and vegetables:
Yes 592/597 (99.2) 0.46 0.01–5.84 0.64
No 4/597 (0.7)
Washing hands prior to meals:
Yes 587/597 (98.3) 1.77 0.37–9.00 0.50
No 9/597 (1.5)
Meat consumption:
Yes 583/597 (97.7) 0.62 0.14–2.24 0.57
No 13/597 (2.2)
Raw meat consumption:
Yes 146/597 (24.5) 0.92 0.62–1.36 0.69
No 450/597(75.4)
Raw kebab consumption:
Yes 106/597(17.8) 0.79 0.51–1.24 0.33
No 490/597(82.1)
Barbecue consumption:
Yes 196/597(32.8) 1.02 0.71–1.46 0.93
No 400/597(67.0)
Smoked sausage consumption:
Yes 472/597(79.1) 1.06 0.69–1.61 0.84
No 124/597 (20.8)
Fresh sausage consumption:
Yes 456/597(76.4) 1.11 0.74–1.66 0.62
No 140/597(23.5)
Salami consumption:
Yes 328/597(54.9) 1.13 0.80–1.59 0.51
No 268/597(44.9)
* Soil contact:
Yes 238/597(39.9) 0.75 0.53–1.06 0.09
No 358/597(60.0)
Presence of cats:
Yes 445/597(74.5) 1.23 0.84–1.82 0.29
No 152/597(25.5)

p<0.05, Chi square test, OR: odds ratio, MW: the monthly State Minimum Wage at the time of survey was R$ 880.00, equivalent to U$264.26 with an exchange rate of 3.33 for US$ Dollar to R$ Real.

*variables included in the logistic models. There was no significant logistic regression model for this analysis.

In Table 3B, the heading should read: B: Final logistic regression model. There is an error in the Table 3 caption. Please see the corrected Table 3 and caption here.

Table 3. Results of univariate and logistic regression analysis of 729 dogs with IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies detected by IFAT in the urban area of Londrina from July 2015 to July 2016.

A: Univariate analysis
Dogs Variables Yes/ total (%) OR 95% IC p- value
Monthly income:
≤ 3 Minimum wage 729/729 (100.0) **
> 3 Minimum wage 0/729 (0.00)
Frequency of yard cleaning:
Daily 448/729 (61.5) 1.00 0.65–1.53 0.98
Occasionally 281/729 (38.5)
Presence of cats at the household:
Yes 141/729 (19.3) 0.94 0.56–1.61 0.80
No 588/729 (80.7)
* Presence of other dogs:
Yes 467/729 (64.1) 0.58 0.36–0.91 0.02
No 262/729 (35.9)
* Visualization of accumulated dirt:
Yes 306/729 (42.0) 0.50 0.33–0.76 0.01
No 423/729 (58.0)
Gender:
Male 407/729 (55.8) 0.83 0.54–1.26 0.36
Female 322/729 (44.2)
Reproductive status:
Neuter / Spayed 103/729 (14.1) 1.41 0.75–2.85 0.31
Intact 626/729 (85.9)
Difficulties at birth:
Yes 589/729 (80.8) 0.54 0.18–1.74 0.26
No 24/729 (3.3)
* Raw meat intake:
Yes 220/729 (30.2) 0.72 0.47–1.12 0.13
No 509/729 (69.8)
Age:
≤ 2 years old 232/729 (31.8) 1.20 0.77–1.91 0.45
> 2 years old 497/729 (68.2)
Access to street:
Yes 387/729 (53.1) 1.01 0.66–1.52 0.97
No 342/729 (46.9)
Hunting habit:
Yes 319/729 (43.8) 1.04 0.69–1.59 0.84
No 410/729 (56.2)
Presence of horses:
Yes 704/729 (96.6) 0.69 0.13–2.35 0.78
No 25/729 (3.4)
Presence of cattle:
Yes 726/729 (99.6) **
No 3/729 (0.4)
Presence of opossums:
Yes 725/729 (99.5) **
No 4/729 (0.5)
* Presence of birds:
Yes 685/729 (94.0) 2.02 0.92–4.19 0.05
No 44/729 (6.0)
B: Final logistic regression model
adjusted-OR 95 CI adjusted-OR p-value (Wald test)
Presence of other dogs 0.52 0.35–0.78 0.001
Presence of accumulated dirt 0.61 0.39–0.96 0.028

p<0.05, Chi square test, OR: odds ratio, MW: the monthly State Minimum Wage at the time of survey was R$ 880.00, equivalent to U$264.26 with an exchange rate of 3.33 for US$ Dollar to R$ Real.

*variables included in the logistic models.

** there was no sufficient expose and no expose to proceed the analysis.

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