Table 1 Prevalence of equine piroplasmosis in each area of China
Region | Diagnostic method | Positive rates (%) | References | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. equi (95% CI) | B. caballi (95% CI) | Total (95% CI) | |||
Xinjiang | PCR | 40.8 (37.2–44.4) | na | 40.8 (37.2–44.4) | [8] |
Yunnan | ELISA | 37.6 (32.1–43.1) | 67.1 (61.7–72.5) | 73.8 (68.8–78.8) | [6] |
Guangdong | ELISA | 7.7 (6.2–9.2) | 3.2 (2.2–4.2) | 10.9 (9.1–12.7) | [11] |
Shanghai | ELISA | 29.2 (23.2–35.3) | na | 29.2 (23.2–35.3) | [12] |
Shanxi | ELISA | 1.0 (0.0–2.5) | 44.3 (37.2–51.4) | 44.3 (37.2–51.4) | [6] |
Hebei | ELISA | 30.2 (17.4–43.0) | 28.3 (15.8–40.8) | 54.7 (40.9–68.6) | [6] |
Jiangsu | ELISA | 4.0 (1.4–6.5) | 35.2 (29.0–41.5) | 37.4 (31.1–43.8) | [6] |
Beijing | ELISA | 2.0 (0.0–4.3) | 34.2 (26.5–41.9) | 34.9 (27.2–42.6) | [6] |
Guizhou | PCR | 74.0 (66.1–81.8) | 11.4 (5.7–17.1) | 74.0 (66.1–81.8) | [7] |
Ningxia | ELISA | 4.0 (1.3–6.7) | 77.6 (71.8–83.4) | 80.1 (74.5–85.7) | [6] |
Gansu | PCR | 28.1 (22.4–33.8) | 2.9 (0.8–5.0) | 31.0 (25.1–36.9) | [13] |