Table 5.
Species | Infection Rate | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | No. ofpools | No. ofpositive pools | No. ofindividuals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. imicola | 0.023 | 0.012 | 0.040 | 52 | 11 | 520 |
C. scoticus | 0.058 | 0.031 | 0.101 | 24 | 11 | 240 |
C. newsteadi species A | 0.041 | 0.025 | 0.066 | 46 | 16 | 460 |
C. newsteadi species B | 0.032 | 0.016 | 0.058 | 32 | 9 | 320 |
aMIR = number of positive pools/total specimens tested, assuming only one infected individual midge per positive pool [51]