Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep and goats slaughtered for human consumption in Central Ethiopia

Table 2 DAT end titers of seropositive sheep and goats samples

Species	No. tested	No. positive	Reciprocal DAT titers
			Positive at 1:40				Positive at 1:4000
			60	180	540	1620	6000	18000	540000	162000
Sheep	305	61	14	3	2	5	9	6	11	11
Goat	323	50	18	5	3	7	4	4	5	4
Total	628	111	32	8	5	12	13	10	16	15

Note: According to the WHO third international standard preparation reciprocal antibody titer of 10 is equivalent to 1 IU/ml, i.e., 1:180 is equivalent to 18 IU/ml.
Number of sheep and goats sera tested and number positive at screening dilutions (1:40 and 1:4000) along with DAT end titer. The numbers under each dilution indicate the number of sheep or goat samples positive at that serum dilution.

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