Molecular xenomonitoring of Dirofilaria immitis and Dirofilaria repens in mosquitoes from north-eastern Italy by real-time PCR coupled with melting curve analysis

Table 2 Number of mosquito specimens and pools tested according to their species, mean number of mosquitoes per pool and their positivity for Dirofilaria spp. along with the percentage of estimated rate of infection (ERI) and confidence intervals (95 % CI). Statistical significance ()**

Mosquito species	No. specimens	No. pools tested	No. pools positive	Mean no. mosquitoes per pool	ERI (%)	95 % CI
Culex pipiens	37865	835	18*	45.35	0.048^a	0.03-0.07
Ochlerotatus caspius	2264	92	4	24.61	0.180 ^a	0.06-0.4
Aedes vexans	720	25	1	28.80	0.142	0.01-0.67
Culex modestus	43	3	0	14.33	-	-
Total	40892	955	23	42.82	0.057	0.04-0.08

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