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Table 2 Surveillance results in the 45 surveillance sites along the Yangtze River

From: A Google Earth-based surveillance system for schistosomiasis japonica implemented in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China

Time of exposure

Sites positive

Mice dissected

Mice positive

Worms collected

Infection rate (%)

Worm burden*

12-13 May 2009

1

886

2

2

0.23

1.00

10-11 June 2009

2

866

2

4

0.23

2.00

10-11 July 2009

0

866

0

0

0.00

0.00

10-11 Aug 2009

1

886

4

6

0.45

1.50

6-7 Sept 2009

8

866

15

43

1.73

2.87

Subtotal

12

4,370

23

55

0.53

2.39

30-31 May 2010

1

829

6

26

0.72

4.33

18-19 June 2010

2

737

6

16

0.81

2.67

14-15 July 2010

0

795

0

0

0.00

0.00

12-13 Aug 2010

0

652

0

0

0.00

0.00

9-10 Sept 2010

0

830

0

0

0.00

0.00

Subtotal

3

3,843

12

42

0.31

3.50

Total

15

8,213

35

97

0.43

2.77

  1. *Average number of worms per infected mouse