Table 3 Prevalence of anti-Trichinella antibodies detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA positive) and western blot (WB positive) in wild boars hunted in seven HMUs during four of the hunting seasons (2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2020–2021)
Hunting seasons | Number of tested serum samples (%) | ELISA positive (%, 95% CI) | WB positive (%, 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
2014–2015 | 1424 (36) | 136 (9.5, 8.1–11.2) | 63 (4.4, 3.4–5.6) |
2015–2016 and 2016–2017 | 1608 (39) | 182 (11.3, 9.8–12.9) | 34 (2.1, 1.4–2.8) |
2020–2021 | 1079 (28) | 123 (11.4, 9.5–13.4) | 59 (5.4, 4.2–7) |
Total | 4111 | 421 (10.7, 9.7–11.7) | 156 (3.8, 3.2–4.3) |