TABLE 4.
Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and Erysipelothrix seroprevalence in muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) and sheep (Ovis aries) from Greenland by location and age group a
| Toxoplasma gondii | Erysipelothrix | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species/location /age group | No. of animals tested (ST/FP) b | Positive (titre) | % positive (CI c ) | No. of animals tested (ST/FP) | Positive | % positive (CI) |
| Muskox | ||||||
| Total | 52 (47/5) | 1 | 1.9 (0.3–10.1) | 53 (48/5) | 2 | 3.8 (1.0–12.8) |
| Kangerlussuaq | ||||||
| Calf | 4 (4/0) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–49.0) | 4 (4/0) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–49.0) |
| Subadult | 17 (16/1) | 1 (180) | 5.9 (1.0–27.0) | 17 (16/1) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–18.4) |
| Adult | 18 (17/1) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–17.6) | 18 (17/1) | 1 | 5.6 (1.0–25.8) |
| Unknown | 5 (5/0) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–43.5) | 6 (6/0) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–39) |
| Total | 44 (42/2) | 1 | 2.3 (0.4–11.8) | 45 (43/2) | 1 | 2.2 (0.4–11.6) |
| Ivittuut | ||||||
| Calf | 0 | NA d | NA | 0 | NA | NA |
| Subadult | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA |
| Adult | 8 (5/3) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–32.4) | 8 (5/3) | 1 | 12.5 (2.2–47.1) |
| Unknown | 0 | NA | NA | 0 | NA | NA |
| Total | 8 (5/3) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–32.4) | 8 (5/3) | 1 | 12.5 (2.2–47.1) |
| Sheep | ||||||
| Total | 155 (155/0) | 1 | 0.6 (0.1–3.6) | 150 (150/0) | 10 | 6.7 (3.7–11.8) |
| Narsaq | ||||||
| Lamb | 109 (109/0) | 1 (162) | 0.9 (0.2–5.0) | 107 (107/0) | 5 | 4.7 (2.0–10.5) |
| Adult | 46 (46/0) | 0 | 0.0 (0.0–7.7) | 43 (43/0) | 5 | 11.6 (5.1–24.5) |
a
Muskox: calf < 1 year, subadult 1 and < 3, adult 3; sheep: lamb: < 1, adult 1.
b
Sampling method (serum tube/filter paper).
c
95% confidence interval.
d
Not applicable.