Research Article
Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Three Species of Pet Birds in Northwest China
Table 1
Seroprevalence of HEV infection in pet birds in Gansu, northwest China.
| Host | Site | Number of tested | Number of positive | Prevalence % (95% CI) | value | OR (95% CI) |
| Eurasian siskin | Lanzhou | 120 | 18 | 15.00 (8.61–21.39) | | Reference | Tianshui | 120 | 9 | 7.50 (2.79–12.21) | 0.066 | 0.46 (0.20–1.07) | Longnan | 120 | 12 | 10.00 (4.63–15.37) | 0.242 | 0.63 (0.29–1.37) |
| Oriental skylark | Lanzhou | 169 | 13 | 7.69 (3.68–11.71) | | Reference | Tianshui | 40 | 2 | 5.00 (0.00–11.75) | 0.553 | 0.63 (0.14–2.92) | Longnan | 80 | 4 | 5.00 (0.22–9.78) | 0.432 | 0.63 (0.20–2.00) |
| Black-tailed grosbeak | Tianshui | 36 | 1 | 2.29 (0.00–8.15) | — | — |
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