Table 3 Over all association of animal sex with the prevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii in a particular wild rodent species captured from six districts during present study.

From: Toxoplasma gondii infection affects the complete blood count and disturbs the markers of oxidative stress from the vital organs of wild rodents

Rodent species

Parameters

 

Toxoplasma gondii positive samples

Toxoplasma gondii negative samples

P-value

Mus musculus

Sex

Male

6/37 (16%)

31/37 (84%)

0.2

Female

1/27 (4%)

26/27 (96%)

 

Rattus rattus

Sex

Male

9/69 (13%)

60/69 (87%)

1

Female

6/53 (11%)

47/53 (89%)

 

Rattus norvegicus

Sex

Male

12/32 (38%)

20/32 (62%)

0.2

Female

8/25 (32%)

17/25 (68%)

 

Dryomys nitedula

Sex

Male

1/1 (100%)

0/1 (0%)

#

Female

0/0 (0%)

0/0 (0%)

 
  1. Percentage prevalence is presented in the parenthesis. P-value represents the outcome of Fischer’s exact test.
  2. P > 0.05 = non significant.
  3. #Statistical analysis was not possible.
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