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Table 1 Overall IgG seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in sheep and goats according to study area

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

Study zones	Sheep		Goats		Total
	No. tested	No. positive (%)	No. tested	No. positive (%)	No. tested	No. positive (%)
East Shewa	210	33 (15.71)	233	38 (16.31)	443	71 (16.03)
West Shewa	95	28 (29.47)	90	12 (13.33)	185	40 (21.62)
Total	305	61 (20.00)^a	323	50 (15.48)^b	628	111 (17.68)^c

^asignificant between zones (P < 0.05), ^bnot significant (P > 0.05), ^cnot significant (P > 0.05).
The number of sheep and goats sera samples examined serologically using DAT, become positive from each study zones along with the total number of small ruminants tested and become positive.

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