BioMed Research International / 2015 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Prevalence and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Infection in Pet Parrots in North China Table 2 Seroprevalence of Cryptosporidium infection in parrots in different regions, sexes, species, ages, and seasons by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in this study.
Variable Category Number of tested samples Number of positive samples Prevalence (%) (95% CI) valueOR (95% CI) Region Beijing 158 3 1.90 (0.00–4.03) 0.18 Reference Weifang 153 7 4.58 (1.26–7.89) 2.48 (0.63–9.76) Sex Male 163 6 3.68 (0.79–6.57) 0.63 Reference Female 148 4 2.70 (0.09–5.32) 0.73 (0.20–2.63) Species Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus ) 202 4 1.98 (0.06–3.90) 0.0005 Reference Alexandrine parakeets (Psittacula eupatria ) 61 0 0.00 (—) — Lovebirds (Agapornis sp.) 26 4 15.39 (1.52–29.25) 9.00 (2.10–38.53) Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus ) 22 2 9.09 (0.00–21.10) 4.95 (0.85–28.73) Age ≤5 months 105 4 3.81 (0.15–7.47) 0.63 Reference 6–12 months 100 4 4.00 (0.16–7.84) 1.05 (0.26–4.33) 13–18 months 106 2 1.89 (0.00–4.48) 0.49 (0.09–2.71) Season Spring 139 5 3.60 (0.50–6.69) 0.73 Reference Summer 172 5 2.91 (0.40–5.42) 0.80 (0.23–2.83) Total 311 10 3.22 (1.26–5.18)