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Table 1 Occurrence of Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi, and Giardia duodenalis in dogs and cats by age and sample source

From: Genotypes of Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Giardia duodenalis in dogs and cats in Shanghai, China

Host

Age/Source

No. of specimens

No. of positives (positive rate; 95 % confidence interval)

Cryptosporidium spp.

E. bieneusi

G. duodenalis

Dogs

<6 months

121

13 (10.7 %; 0.049–0.166)

5 (4.1 %; 0.005–0.078)

45 (37.2 %; 0.263–0.481)

 

>6 months

20

0 (0 %)

3 (15.0 %; −0.020–0.320)

5 (25.0 %; 0.031–0.469)

 

Unknown

344

26 (7.6 %; 0.047–0.105)

21 (6.1 %; 0.035–0.087)

77 (22.4 %; 0.174–0.274)

 

Veterinary clinic

61

8 (13.1 %; 0.040–0.222)

2 (3.3 %; −0.013–0.078)

33 (54.1 %; 0.356–0.726)

 

Households

102

0 (0 %)

8 (7.8 %; 0.024–0.133)

7 (6.9 %; 0.018–0.119)

 

Pet shops

322

31 (9.6 %; 0.062–0.130)

19 (5.9 %; 0.032–0.086)

87 (27.0 %; 0.213–0.327)

 

Subtotal

485

39 (8.0 %; 0.055–0.106)

29 (6.0 %; 0.038–0.082)

127 (26.2 %; 0.216–0.307)

Cats

<6 month

66

3 (4.5 %; −0.006–0.097)

4 (6.1 %; 0.001–0.120)

9 (13.6 %; 0.047–0.225)

 

>6 month

83

3 (3.6 %; −0.005–0.077)

5 (6.0 %; 0.007–0.113)

10 (12.0 %; 0.046–0.195)

 

Unknown

11

0 (0 %)

0 (0 %)

2 (18.2 %; −0.070–0.434)

 

Shelter

40

3 (7.5 %; −0.010–0.160)

4 (10.0 %; 0.002–0.198)

7 (17.5 %; 0.045–0.305)

 

Pet shops

120

3 (2.5 %; −0.003–0.053)

4 (3.3 %; 0.001–0.066)

14 (11.7 %; 0.056–0.178)

 

Subtotal

160

6 (3.8 %; 0.007–0.068)

9 (5.6 %; 0.020–0.093)

21 (13.1 %; 0.075–0.187)

Total

 

645

45 (7.0 %; 0.049–0.090)

38 (5.9 %; 0.040–0.078)

149 (23.1 %; 0.194–0.268)