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Table 2 Locations, sample types, and infection analysis by LAMP and qPCR

From: Development of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification technique and comparison with quantitative real-time PCR for the rapid visual detection of canine neosporosis

Location and type of samples (no. of samples)

LAMP-positive (%)***

qPCR-positive (%)****

Lopburi Province

1 (0.6)

1 (0.6)

Blood (135)

1 (0.7)

1 (0.7)

Faeces (33)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Nakhon Pathom Province

2 (6.7)

2 (6.7)

Blood (27)

2 (7.4)

2 (7.4)

Faeces (3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Sa Kaeo Province

7 (5.3)

3 (2.3)

Blood (80)

3 (3.8)

3 (3.8)

Faeces (52)

4 (7.7)

0 (0)

Ratchaburi Province

15 (8.2)

15 (8.2)

Blood (154)

9 (5.8)

9 (5.8)

Faeces (27)

5 (18.5)

5 (18.5)

Placenta (1)

1 (100)

1 (100)

Total blood (396)*

15 (3.8)

15 (3.8)

Total faeces (115)**

9 (7.8)

5 (4.3)

Grand totals (512)

25 (4.6)

21 (3.9)

  1. *P-value for McNemar’s test among blood samples = 1.00
  2. **P-value for McNemar’s test among faecal samples = 0.125
  3. ***P-value for Chi-square test for prevalence among the four provinces by LAMP = 0.011
  4. ****P-value for Chi-square test for prevalence among the four provinces by qPCR = 0.002