Table 2.

Population screening for cystic echinococcosis in and around Urumqi, Xinjiang, China using immunoblotting with recombinant and native proteins.

		No. positive (%)
Subjects	Ethnicity	EpC1-GST	P5-GST	HCF (antigen B)
Females	Muslim Chinese (n = 67)	2 (2·9)	1 (1·5)	11 (16·4)
	Han Chinese (n = 210)	10 (4·8)	7 (3·3)	46 (21·9)
	Subtotal (n = 277)	12 (4·3)	8 (2·9)	57 (20·6)
Males	Muslim Chinese (n = 60)	4 (6·7)	3 (5·0)	8 (13·3)
	Han Chinese (n = 87)	3 (3·4)	3 (3·4)	19 (21·8)
	Subtotal (n = 147)	7 (4·8)	6 (4·1)	27 (18·4)
Total	424	19 (4·5*)	14 (3·3*)	84 (19·8*)

^*Significant difference, P < 0·01 between hydatid cyst fluid (HCF) (antigen B) and EpC1-glutathione-S-transferase (GST) or P5-GST.