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