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. 2019 Jan 9;12:22. doi: 10.1186/s13071-018-3267-9

Table 2.

Bias-corrected maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) and minimum infection rate (MIR) of Japanese encephalitis virus in Shanghai, China from May to November 2016

Host No. of individuals No. of PP No. of pools Positive pool rate (%) MLE (95% CI) MIR (95% CI)
Culex tritaeniorhynchus 3945 4 255 1.57 1.01 (0.33–2.42) 1.01 (0.02–2.01)
Cx. pipiens (s.l.) 1540 1 256 0.39 1.01 (0.00–1.92) 0.65 (0.04–3.14)
Overall 5485 5 511 0.98 0.91 (0.34–2.01) 0.91 (0.11–1.71)

Abbreviations: PP positive pool, CI confidence interval