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Table 2 Numbers of Rattus norvegicus and sample types positive for zoonotic parasites identified in five districts of Tehran

From: Serosurvey and molecular detection of the main zoonotic parasites carried by commensal Rattus norvegicus population in Tehran, Iran

Zoonotic parasites

Sample type

Methods

Number of positive samples/no. tested in five districts of Tehran

Number of positive samples/no. tested

North (n = 20)

South (n = 20)

West (n = 20)

East (n = 20)

Center (n = 20)

Total (n = 100)

Leishmania spp.

Fecal

Nested PCR

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

3 (15%)

6 (30%)

18 (18%)

Giardia spp.

Fecal

Nested PCR

13 (65%)

15 (75%)

16 (65%)

19 (95%)

16 (80%)

76 (76%)

Trichomonas vaginalis

Serum

ELISA

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

3 (15%)

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

5 (5%)

Babesia spp.

Serum

ELISA

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Cryptosporidium spp.

Serum

ELISA

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

1 (1%)

Toxoplasma gondii

Fecal

PCR

14 (70%)

6 (30%)

1 (5%)

5 (25%)

6 (30%)

32 (32%)