Research Article

Epidemiological Survey and Phylogenetic Characterization of Cysticercus tenuicollis Isolated from Tibetan Pigs in Tibet, China

Table 1

Seroprevalence of Cysticercus tenuicollis in Tibetan pigs in different gender and growing stage in Tibet in 2014 and 2015.

Variable20142015Total95% CIOdd ratio/ value
Number of pigsNumber of positive samples
(%)
Number of pigsNumber of positive samples
(%)
Number of pigsNumber of positive samples (%)

Gender
 Male5925 (42.37)4721 (44.68)10646 (43.39)34.20–52.95OR = 0.95
 Female5323 (43.40)3918 (46.15)9241 (44.56)34.65–54.81
 Total11248 (42.86)8639 (45.35)19887 (43.93)37.14–50.92
Growing stage
 Juveniles6118 (29.51)3511 (31.43)9629 (30.20)21.66–39.93Mantel-Haenszel
 Subadults3521 (60.00)2316 (69.57)5837 (63.79)50.88–75.36Chi-sq
 Adults169 (56.25)2812 (42.86)4421 (47.27)33.35–62.39
 Total11248 (42.86)8639 (45.35)19887 (43.93)37.14–50.92