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Table 1
Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp. infection by sex, species, age, and living conditions. A potential risk factor for infection was considered when p < 0.05 and OR > 1.
| Variable | No. Samples | Cryptosporidium spp. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Positive (%) | OR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 274 | 61 (22.26) | 1.294 (0.856–1.958) | 0.222 |
| Female | 287 | 52 (18.12) | 0.773 (0.511–1.169) | 0.222 |
| Unknown | 42 | 9 (21.43) | ||
| Species | ||||
| Corn snake (Elaphe guttata = Pantherophis obsoletus) | 107 | 25 (23.36) | 1.254 (0.761–2.067) | 0.375 |
| Pine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) | 95 | 15 (15.79) | 0.703 (0.389–1.269) | 0.242 |
| Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) | 87 | 17 (19.54) | 0.951 (0.537–1.684) | 0.862 |
| King snake (Lampropeltis getulus) | 105 | 23 (21.90) | 1.130 (0.677–1.887) | 0.639 |
| Hognose snake (Heterodon nasicus) | 118 | 22 (18.64) | 0.882 (0.528–1.473) | 0.632 |
| Black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta = Pantherophis obsoletus) | 91 | 20 (21.98) | 1.132 (0.659–1.946) | 0.653 |
| Age(years) | ||||
| 0–1 | 252 | 44 (17.46) | 0.740 (0.491–1.117) | 0.152 |
| 1–2 | 139 | 19 (13.67) | 0.555 (0.326–0.944) | 0.030* |
| 2–3 | 80 | 18 (22.5) | 1.164 (0.660–2.052) | 0.599 |
| 3+ | 132 | 41 (31.06) | 2.169 (1.398–3.367) | 0.001** |
| Living condition | ||||
| Farms | 111 | 25 (22.52) | 1.184 (0.720–1.947) | 0.506 |
| Pet shops | 112 | 22 (19.64) | 0.956 (0.571–1.600) | 0.863 |
| Private breeding sites | 380 | 75 (19.74) | 0.921 (0.612–1.386) | 0.693 |
| Total | 603 | 122 (20.23) | ||
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.
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