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Table 1

Factors associated with the prevalence of Cryptosporidium in wild rodents in China.

Factors Category No. tested No. positive % (95% CI*) p-value OR (95% CI)
Region Hunan Province 319 2 0.6 (0.01–1.88) 0.017 Reference
Yunnan Province 88 2 2.3 (0.04–6.73) 3.63 (0.50–26.10)
Guangxi Province 103 5 4.9 (1.39–10.01) 7.74 (1.48–40.51)
Species Microtus fortis 287 2 0.7 (0.01–2.09) 0.004 Reference
Niviventer lotipes 23 1 4.4 (0.00–17.73) 6.24 (0.55–71.42)
Rattus norvegicus 41 0 0.00 (–)
Apodemus agrarius 22 0 0.00 (–)
Rattus flavipectus 39 2 5.1 (0.09–14.84) 7.36 (1.01–53.74)
Bandicota indica 39 0 0.00 (–)
Rattus rattus sladeni 5 0 0.00 (–)
Rattus losea 41 4 9.8 (2.20–21.07) 14.00 (2.49–78.86)
Mus musculus 13 0 0.00 (–)
Season Summer 319 2 0.6 (0.01–1.88) 0.017 Reference
Autumn 88 2 2.3 (0.04–6.73) 3.63 (0.503–26.101)
Winter 103 5 4.9 (1.39–10.01) 7.74 (1.48–40.51)
Gender Female 238 4 1.7 (0.36–3.79) 1.000 Reference
Male 272 5 1.8 (0.52–3.84) 1.09 (0.29–4.12)
Environments Lake beach 312 2 0.6 (0.01–1.92) 0.018 Reference
Field 95 2 2.1 (0.03–6.24) 3.28 (0.47–23.63)
Mountain 103 5 4.9 (1.39–10.01) 7.57 (1.45–39.62)
Total 510 9 1.8 (0.81–3.32)
*

CI: confidence interval.

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