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Table 5 Prevalence of Clonorchis sinensis in second intermediate and reservoir hosts

From: Prevalence of intestinal helminth infections in Jiangsu Province, eastern China; a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2015

Animals

No. of positive cases/total cases

Positive rate (%)

χ2, P value

Second intermediate host (freshwater fish):

 Pseudorasbora parva

104/1752

5.94

142.874, < 0.001

 Abbottina rivularis

17/1236

1.38

 Rhodeus ocellatus

7/176

3.98

 Hemiculter leucisculus

4/677

0.59

Others

0/1263

0.00

Total:

132/5104

2.59

–

Reservoir host:

 Cats

28/435

6.44a,b

25.337, < 0.001

 Dogs

3/440

0.68

 Pigs

6/296

2.03

Total:

37/1171

3.16

–

  1. a Statistically significant differences (P < 0.001), compared to positive rate from dogs;
  2. b Statistically significant differences (P = 0.005), compared to positive rate from pigs;