Table 1.
Results of direct agglutination test (DAT) for Toxoplasma gondii in pigs in Poland
| Region | n/N | Seroprevalence (%) | 95% CI | Titre range (%)a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60 | 180–540 | 1620–4000 | 6000 | 18000 | ||||
| Dolnośląskie | 29/150 | 19.3* | 13.8–26.4 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kujawsko-Pomorskie | 39/300 | 13.0 | 9.7–17.3 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Lubelskie | 19/210 | 9.1 | 5.9–13.7 | 7.1 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lubuskie | 10/182 | 5.5 | 3.0–9.8 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Łódzkie | 15/168 | 8.9 | 5.5–14.2 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Małopolskie | 21/200 | 10.5 | 7.0–15.5 | 9.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Mazowieckie | 32/206 | 15.5 | 11.2–21.1 | 13.6 | 0 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Opolskie | 51/288 | 17.7* | 13.7–22.5 | 14.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Podkarpackie | 46/141 | 32.6* | 25.4–40.7 | 21.3 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Podlaskie | 35/165 | 21.2* | 15.7–28.1 | 10.9 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Pomorskie | 1/105 | 1.0 | 0.2–5.2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Świętokrzyskie | 8/210 | 3.8 | 1.9–7.3 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0 |
| Śląskie | 21/201 | 10.5 | 6.9–15.4 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Warmińsko-Mazurskie | 12/167 | 7.2 | 4.2–12.1 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Wielkopolskie | 10/218 | 4.6 | 2.5–8.2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Zachodniopomorskie | 20/200 | 10.0 | 6.6–14.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Total | 369/3111 | 11.9 | 10.8–13.0 | 7.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
aPercent value in relation to the total number of animals examined in a given region
*Significant differences in percentages of positive results in comparison with other regions of Poland (P < 0.05)
Abbreviations: n, number of seropositive animals; N, number of animals tested; CI, confidence interval