Table 1.
Frequency of Toxoplasma gondii infection in stray dogs and cats of Panama City and West Panama 1,2.
| Regions | Communities | Nº. of Stray Dogs and Cats Tested | Nº. (%) and (95% CI) of Positive Dogs and Cats | Species Analyzed | Nº. of Species Analyzed/Dogs and Cats | Nº. (%) and (95% CI) of Dogs and Cats with | Mean ± S.E.M. of Age (Months) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antibodies against T. gondii | IgG + and IgM- | IgG+ and IgM+ | IgG- and IgM+ | IgM+ Total | |||||||
| Central | Bella Vista, Curundú, Ancón, Calidonia, San Felipe, Santa Ana, Chorrillo. | 138 | 24 (17.39) * (11.67–24.97) |
Dogs | 44 | 11 (25.00) (13.70–40.65) |
11 (25.00) (13.70–40.65) |
0 (0) (0–10) |
0 (0) (0–10) |
0 (0) (0–10) |
28.75 ± 5.96 |
| Cats | 94 | 13 (13.82) (7.86–22.85) |
12 (12.76) (7.06–21.62) |
1 (1.06) (0.05–6.62) |
0 (0) (0–4.89) |
1 (1.06) (0.05–6.62) |
5.58 ± 0.49 | ||||
| Metro | San Francisco, Pueblo Nuevo, Betania, Rio Abajo, Parque Lefevre, Juan Díaz. | 115 | 25 (21.73) (14.81–30.60) |
Dogs | 40 | 10 (25.00) (13.24–41.52) |
10 (25.00) (13.24–41.52) |
0 (0) (0–10.91) |
0 (0) (0–10.91) |
0 (0) (0–10.91) |
15.92 ± 3.51 |
| Cats | 75 | 15 (20.00) (11.98–31.15) |
13 (17.33) (9.90–28.18) |
2 (2.66) (0.46–10.17) |
0 (0) (0–6.07) |
2 (2.66) (0.46–10.17) |
7.16 ± 0.92 | ||||
| East | Las Mañanitas, Pacora, Tocumen, 24 de Diciembre, Pedregal, San Martin. | 90 | 21 (23.33) (15.33–33.65) |
Dogs | 36 | 6 (16.67) (6.96–33.47) |
6 (16.67) (6.96–33.47) |
0 (0) (0–12.01) |
0 (0) (0–12.01) |
0 (0) (0–12.01) |
13.89 ± 3.21 |
| Cats | 54 | 15 (27.77) (16.86–41.86) |
6 (11.11) (4.60–23.31) |
4 (7.40) (2.40–18.74) |
5 (9.25) (3.46-21.06) |
9 (16.66) (8.36–29.79) |
8.55 ± 1.38 | ||||
| San Miguelito | Mateo Iturralde, José Domingo Espinar, Victoriano Lorenzo, Amelia Denis de Icaza, Arnulfo Arias, Belisario Porras, Belisario Frias, Omar Torrijos, Rufina Alfaro. | 155 | 41 (26.45) (19.85–34.24) |
Dogs | 95 | 25 (26.31) (18.05–36.52) |
23 (24.21) (16.26–34.28) |
2 (2.10) (0.36–8.12) |
0 (0) (0–4.84) |
2 (2.10) * (0.36–8.12) |
14.07 ± 1.18 |
| Cats | 60 | 16 (26.66) (16.45–39.89) |
5 (8.33) (3.11–19.12) |
2 (3.33) (0.58–12.55) |
9 (15) (7.50–27.08) |
11 (18.33) * (9.93–30.85) |
7.57 ± 1.06 | ||||
| West | Barrio Balboa, Barrio Colón, Guadalupe, Playa Leona, Arraiján, Burunga, Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Veracruz, Vista Alegre, Campana, Herrera, Nuevo Chorrillo. | 75 | 20 (26.66) (17.42–38.34) |
Dogs | 46 | 14 (30.43) (18.20–45.92) |
12 (26.08) (14.75–41.41) |
2 (4.34) (0.76–16.04) |
0 (0) (0–9.60) |
2 (4.34) (0.76–16.04) |
14.35 ± 3.67 |
| Cats | 29 | 6 (20.68) (8.70–40.26) |
6 (20.68) (8.70–40.26) |
0 (0) (0–14.56) |
0 (0) (0–14.56) |
0 (0) (0–14.56) |
7.96 ± 1.88 | ||||
| North | Alcalde Díaz, Chilibre, Las Cumbres, Ernesto Córdoba Campos, Caimitillo. | 97 | 28 (28.86) * (20.34-39.09) |
Dogs | 58 | 16 (27.58) (17.05–41.11) |
11 (18.96) (10.28–31.81) |
5 (8.62) (3.22–19.72) |
0 (0) (0–7.74) |
5 (8.62) (3.22–19.72) |
10.43 ± 1.81 |
| Cats | 39 | 12 (30.76) (17.55–47.73) |
8 (20.51) (9.87–36.94) |
4 (10.25) (3.34–25.16) |
0 (0) (0–11.17) |
4 (10.25) (3.34–25.16) |
9.33 ± 1.65 | ||||
| Total | 670 | 159 (23.73) (20.59–27.17) |
Dogs | 319 | 82 (25.70) (21.07-30.93) |
73 (22.88) (18.47–27.97) |
9 (2.82) (1.38–5.47) |
0 (0) (0–1.48) |
9 (2.82) * (1.38–5.47) |
15.69 ± 1.26 | |
| Cats | 351 | 77 (21.93) (17.79–26.71) |
50 (14.24) (10.85–18.44) |
13 (3.70) (2.07–6.41) |
14 (3.98) (2.28–6.76) |
27 (7.69) * (5.22–11.12) |
7.33 ± 0.44 | ||||
1 Values marked with asterisks (*) indicate statistically significant differences between the sampled regions. 2 Nº indicates the number of samples analyzed.