Table 1 Infection rate of human Eperythrozoon in different areas of China
| Â | First author, publication year | Province (city or county) | Sample type | Number of tested (N) | Number of positive (n) | Infection rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1-3 | Chinese National Consortium on Eperythrozoonosis Research (CNCER), 1995,1996 and 1997 [15–17] | Jiangsu | Population-based | 1975 | 1552 | 78.58 |
Hebei | Population-based | 975 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Liaoning | Population-based | 124 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
Ningxia | Population-based | 96 | 16 | 16.67 | ||
Guangxi | Population-based | 444 | 232 | 52.25 | ||
Guangdong | Population-based | 219 | 113 | 51.60 | ||
Xinjiang | Population-based | 200 | 90 | 45.00 | ||
4 | Liu, 1997 [20] | Gansu | Population-based | 277 | 205 | 74.01 |
Convenient | 737 | 649 | 88.06 | |||
5 | Tai, 1998 [21] | Inner Mongolia | Population-based | 1529 | 540 | 35.32 |
6 | Huang, 1999 [22] | Yunnan (Yuxi) | Population-based | 1461 | 984 | 67.35 |
Convenient | 3191 | 2486 | 77.91 | |||
7 | Dong, 2000 [23] | Fujian | Population-based | 932 | 434 | 46.57 |
Convenient | 54 | 51 | 94.44 | |||
8 | Yang, 2000 [24] | Jiangsu | Population-based | 210 | 42 | 20.00 |
Convenient | 190 | 13 | 6.84 | |||
9 | Li, 2001 [25] | Anhui | Population-based | 614 | 174 | 28.34 |
Convenient | 206 | 98 | 47.57 | |||
10 | Zhao, 2001 [26] | Inner Mongolia | Convenient | 187 | 153 | 81.82 |
11 | Tao, 2001 [27] | Shandong | Population-based | 776 | 57 | 7.35 |
12 | Zhang, 2002 [28] | Ningxia | Population-based | 150 | 56 | 37.33 |
Convenient | 150 | 67 | 44.67 | |||
13 | Chen, 2003 [29] | Liaoning (Dalian) | Population-based | 887 | 863 | 97.29 |
Convenient | 164 | 120 | 73.17 | |||
14 | Zhou, 2003 [30] | Chongqing (Xingshan) | Population-based | 174 | 17 | 9.77 |
Convenient | 407 | 2 | 0.49 | |||
15 | Shi, 2007 [31] | Tibet | Population-based | 3214 | 103 | 3.20 |
16 | Zhou, 2007 [32] | Hubei (Xingshan county) | Population-based | 5224 | 2931 | 56.11 |
17 | He, 2007 [33] | Yunnan (Gongshan) | Population-based | 1408 | 960 | 68.18 |
18 | Li, 2008 [34] | Shandong (Wendeng) | Population-based | 5217 | 15 | 0.29 |
19 | Zhu, 2008 [35] | Shanghai | Population-based | 997 | 129 | 12.94 |
20 | Han, 2009 [36] | Shandong (Taian) | Population-based | 617 | 85 | 13.78 |
Convenient* | 201 | 64 | 31.84 | |||
Convenient | 169 | 74 | 43.79 | |||
21 | Qiu, 2010 [37] | Guangdong (Maoming) | Population-based | 18316 | 1484 | 8.10 |
22 | Huang, 2010 [38] | Guangxi (Mengshan) | Convenient | 86 | 15 | 17.44 |
23 | Deng, 2010 [39] | Zhejiang (Hangzhou) | Population-based | 469 | 31 | 6.61 |
Convenient* | 111 | 23 | 20.72 | |||
24 | Zhang, 2010 [40] | Liaoning (Huludao) | Population-based | 75 | 23 | 30.67 |
| Â | Â | Total | Â | 52433 | 14951 | 28.51 |