Table 2 Canine visceral leishmaniasis in the plain region of the seven provinces studied
Province | Year of survey | No. of counties surveyed | No. of dogs examined | No. of sick dogs (/10000) | No. of counties with CVL | Human VL prevalence in the same period (/10000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shandong [23] | 1951–1952 | 21 | 22,342 | 15 (0.7) | 8 | 31 |
Jiangsu [2] | 1936 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 319 |
Jiangsu [23] | 1951–1952 | 6 | 8,439 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Anhui [23] | 1951–1952 | 7 | 6266 | 1 (0.2) | 1 | 18 |
Hebei [22] | 1939–1942 | 1 | 1,780 | 4 (2.7) | 1 | 34 |
Hebei [24] | 1956 | 5 | 1125 | 0 | 0 | - |
Henan* | 1953–1955 | 3 | 1040 | 1 | 1 | - |
Xian, Shaanxi [21] | 1944–1945 | 1 | 1073 | 4 (3.7) | 1 | 40 |
Central Shaanxi Plain [17] | 1952–1953 | 8 | 11,095 | 11 (10.0) | 5 | 35 |
1957 | 3 | 179 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |