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Table 5 Intensity of S. japonicum infection (GMEPG) in cattle and buffalo by village and bovine type (cattle or buffalo)

From: Real-time PCR diagnosis of Schistosoma japonicum in low transmission areas of China

 

MHT

FEA-SD

qPCR

Village

No. MHT positivea

No. positive

GMEPG

95% CI

No. positive

GMEPG

95% CI

Xiguang

5

4

0.38

0.06, 2.42

14

7.18

2.75, 18.76

Biaoen

1

0

.

.

9

3.18

2.13, 4.76

Wuyi

1

1

1.80

.

5

15.55

1.93, 125.28

Yuewu

7

7

2.43

1.16, 5.10

17

10.73

5.88, 19.56

Bovine type

       

Cattle

9

7

0.87

0.39, 1.34

23

7.67

4.06, 14.49

Buffalo

5

5

2.29

2.18, 2.42

22

7.81

4.40, 13.86

Total

14

12

1.30

0.99, 1.59

45

7.74

7.57, 7.91

  1. aThe FEA-SD was performed on MHT-positive samples only; two MHT-positive samples were negative by FEA-SD
  2. The final row of each table is in bold to denote that these are total numbers