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To investigate environmental and climate conditions that may affect the likelihood of ovine infection, 405 serum samples from selected sheep raised in 91 farms were collected from two abattoirs, with each abattoir receiving animals from two regions (1\/Tuscany-Latium and 2\/Campania-Basilicata). The seroprevalence of infection in all examined animals was 53.8%. Young animals (\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 165) had a lower likelihood of being\n                    <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                    positive compared to the adults (OR = 0.21), and the seropositive rate of animals slaughtered in abattoir 2 was significantly higher than that of animals slaughtered in abattoir 1 (60.5 vs. 43.2%,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt; 0.01). The significant bioclimatic variables (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &amp;lt; 0.05) associated with the presence of\n                    <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                    antibodies were related to areas with a lower range of temperature and higher precipitation. In conclusion, this study expands on the interpretation of serological data, with the inclusion of environmental and climatic variables, as possible risk factors in the spread of toxoplasmosis in the study area. 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