Table. Prevalence of echinococcosis in definitive hosts subjected to fecal egg examination, ELISA coproantigen test, and PCR copro-DNA detection, Japan.
Species | No. samples | Positive samples (%) | ||
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Egg examination | ELISA | PCR | ||
Dogs | 1,460 | 3 (0.20) | 6 (0.41) | 4 (0.27) |
Cats | 128 | 4 (3.12) | 1 (0.78) | ND* |
Total | 1,588 | 7 (0.44) | 7 (0.44) | – |
*ND, not done.