Table 4 Prevalence of anti-Trichinella antibodies detected by ELISA and WB in wild boars per HMU during four of the hunting seasons (2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2020–2021)
Hunting area | No. of serum samples tested (%) | ELISA positive (%; 95% CI) | WB positive (%; 95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
4 | 522 (13) | 61 (11.7; 9.1–14.8) | 28 (5.4; 3.6–7.6) |
5 | 657 (16) | 54 (8.2; 6.2–10.6) | 23 (3.5; 2.2–5.2) |
6 | 637 (15) | 74 (11.6; 9.2–14.4) | 30 (4.7; 3.2–6.6) |
9 | 848 (20) | 105 (12.4; 10.2–14.8) | 28 (3.3; 2.2–4.7) |
11 | 391 (10) | 54 (14; 10.5–17.6) | 15 (3.8; 2.2–6.2) |
17 | 427 (10) | 24 (9.7; 6.3–14.1) | 11 (2.6; 1.3–4.6) |
23 | 445 (11) | 49 (11.0; 8.2–14.3) | 18 (4.0; 2.4–6.3) |
28 | 184 (4) | 20 (10.8; 6.8–16.3) | 3 (1.6; 0.3–4.7) |
Total | 4111 | 441 (10.7; 9.8–11.7) | 156 (3.8; 3.2–4.3) |