Table 1 Summarized Cryptosporidium prevalence data for major domestic farmed animals. Data for wild populations of the given species not included (see for full datasets and other host species in Additional file 2: Table S2)
Host species | Region | No. of studies | Utilized diagnostic methods | Retrieved minimum prevalence (%) | Retrieved maximum prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) | Africa | 6 | CM, PCR | 1.3 (CM) | 52.0 (CM) |
Asia | 16 | CM, ICT, PCR | 3.6 (CM) | 50.0 (CM) | |
Australia | 2 | PCR | 13.1 (PCR) | 30.0 (PCR) | |
Europe | 1 | ELISA | 14.7 (ELISA) | ||
South America | 2 | CM, PCR | 9.4 (CM) | 48.2 (PCR) | |
Cattle (Bos taurus) | Africa | 29 | CM, ELISA, PCR | 0.5 (CM) | 86.7 (CM) |
Asia | 74 | CM, ICT, IFA, PCR | 1.5 (CM) | 93.0 (CM) | |
Australia | 7 | CM, IFA, PCR | 3.6 (IFA) | 73.5 (PCR) | |
Europe | 60 | CM, ELISA, ICT, IFA, PCR, QLAT | 0.0 (CM) | 71.7 (CM) | |
New Zealand | 5 | CM, IFA | 2.6 (IFA) | 21.2 (CM) | |
North America | 29 | CM, IFA, PCR | 1.1 (IFA) | 78.0 (CM) | |
South America | 11 | CM, ICT, PCR | 3.0 (CM) | 56.1 (CM) | |
Goat (Capra hircus) | Africa | 10 | CM, ELISA | 0.0 (CM) | 76.5 (ELISA) |
Asia | 15 | CM, ICT, IFA | 0.0 (IFA) | 42.9 (CM) | |
Australia | 1 | PCR | 4.4 (PCR) | ||
Europe | 22 | CM, ELISA, IFA | 0.0 (CM) | 93.0 (IFA) | |
North America | 3 | CM | 20.0 (CM) | 72.5 (CM) | |
South America | 3 | CM | 4.8 (CM) | 100 (CM) | |
Sheep (Ovis aries) | Africa | 10 | CM, ELISA, PCR | 1.3 (CM) | 41.8 (ELISA) |
Asia | 17 | CM, ELISA, ICT, PCR | 1.8 (CM) | 66.6 (CM) | |
Australia | 7 | PCR | 2.2 (PCR) | 81.3 (PCR) | |
Europe | 22 | CM, IFA, ELISA | 1.4 (CM) | 100.0 (CM) | |
North America | 9 | CM, IFA, PCR | 20.0 (CM) | 77.4 (PCR) | |
South America | 5 | CM, PCR | 0.0 (CM) | 25.0 (PCR) | |
Pig (Sus scrofa) | Africa | 5 | CM, ELISA, IFA, PCR | 13.6 (CM) | 44.9 (ELISA) |
Asia | 13 | CM, IFA, PCR | 0.4 (IFA) | 55.8 (PCR) | |
Australia | 3 | CM, PCR | 0.3 (CM) | 22.1 (PCR) | |
Europe | 13 | CM, IFA, PCR | 0.1 (CM) | 40.9 (IFA) | |
North America | 6 | CM, IFA | 2.8 (ns) | 19.6 (CM) | |
South America | 3 | CM, PCR | 0.0 (CM) | 2.2 (PCR) | |
Horse (Equus caballus) | Africa | 3 | CM, PCR | 0.0 (CM) | 2.9 (PCR) |
Asia | 7 | CM, PCR | 2.7 (PCR) | 37.0 (CM) | |
Europe | 10 | CM, ELISA, IFA, PCR | 3.4 (PCR) | 25.0 (IFA) | |
New Zealand | 2 | CM | 18.0 (CM) | 83.3 (CM) | |
North America | 6 | CM, IFA, PCR | 0.0 (IFA/PCRa) | 17.0 (IFA) | |
South America | 7 | CM | 0.0 (CM) | 100.0 (CM) | |