Fig 1.
Study areas in the city of Salvador, Brazil.
(A) The study area in the Marechal Rondon neighborhood is delineated by an orange line. (B) The study area in the Pau da Lima neighborhood is delineated by a green line. The area filled with diagonal lines represents the zone used for domestic animal sampling. (C) Map of Brazil showing the location of Salvador in the state of Bahia. (D) Map of Salvador (Bahia, Brazil) indicating the Marechal Rondon neighborhood with a green dot and Pau da Lima with an orange dot. Photos credit: L. Bazan. Source: Base image (Salvador/SEFAZ, 2017) [80]; Municipal and state limits (IBGE, 2017) [81].
Table 1.
Frequency and seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in animals from the Marechal Rondon and Pau da Lima neighborhoods.
Fig 2.
Spatial distribution of sampled individuals by species and frequency of T. gondii-seropositive animals in Marechal Rondon.
Green points represent seronegative individuals and red points represent seropositive individuals. Source: Base image (Salvador/SEFAZ, 2017) [80].
Fig 3.
Spatial distribution of sampled individuals by species and frequency of T. gondii-seropositive animals in Pau da Lima.
Green points represent seronegative individuals and red points represent seropositive individuals. Source: Base image (Salvador/SEFAZ, 2017) [80].
Table 2.
Multivariate analysis of the associated factors of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in dogs and cats from Marechal Rondon and Pau da Lima, Salvador, BA, Brazil. OR: odds ratios; CI: 95% confidence interval; * Categories with a significant effect (p-value < 0.05).