Table 1.
Summarized Cryptosporidium prevalence data for major domestic farmed animals. Data for wild populations of the given species not included (see for full datasets and other host species in Additional file 2: Table S2)
| Host species | Region | No. of studies | Utilized diagnostic methods | Retrieved minimum prevalence (%) | Retrieved maximum prevalence (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) | Africa | 6 | CM, PCR | 1.3 (CM) | 52.0 (CM) |
| Asia | 16 | CM, ICT, PCR | 3.6 (CM) | 50.0 (CM) | |
| Australia | 2 | PCR | 13.1 (PCR) | 30.0 (PCR) | |
| Europe | 1 | ELISA | 14.7 (ELISA) | ||
| South America | 2 | CM, PCR | 9.4 (CM) | 48.2 (PCR) | |
| Cattle (Bos taurus) | Africa | 29 | CM, ELISA, PCR | 0.5 (CM) | 86.7 (CM) |
| Asia | 74 | CM, ICT, IFA, PCR | 1.5 (CM) | 93.0 (CM) | |
| Australia | 7 | CM, IFA, PCR | 3.6 (IFA) | 73.5 (PCR) | |
| Europe | 60 | CM, ELISA, ICT, IFA, PCR, QLAT | 0.0 (CM) | 71.7 (CM) | |
| New Zealand | 5 | CM, IFA | 2.6 (IFA) | 21.2 (CM) | |
| North America | 29 | CM, IFA, PCR | 1.1 (IFA) | 78.0 (CM) | |
| South America | 11 | CM, ICT, PCR | 3.0 (CM) | 56.1 (CM) | |
| Goat (Capra hircus) | Africa | 10 | CM, ELISA | 0.0 (CM) | 76.5 (ELISA) |
| Asia | 15 | CM, ICT, IFA | 0.0 (IFA) | 42.9 (CM) | |
| Australia | 1 | PCR | 4.4 (PCR) | ||
| Europe | 22 | CM, ELISA, IFA | 0.0 (CM) | 93.0 (IFA) | |
| North America | 3 | CM | 20.0 (CM) | 72.5 (CM) | |
| South America | 3 | CM | 4.8 (CM) | 100 (CM) | |
| Sheep (Ovis aries) | Africa | 10 | CM, ELISA, PCR | 1.3 (CM) | 41.8 (ELISA) |
| Asia | 17 | CM, ELISA, ICT, PCR | 1.8 (CM) | 66.6 (CM) | |
| Australia | 7 | PCR | 2.2 (PCR) | 81.3 (PCR) | |
| Europe | 22 | CM, IFA, ELISA | 1.4 (CM) | 100.0 (CM) | |
| North America | 9 | CM, IFA, PCR | 20.0 (CM) | 77.4 (PCR) | |
| South America | 5 | CM, PCR | 0.0 (CM) | 25.0 (PCR) | |
| Pig (Sus scrofa) | Africa | 5 | CM, ELISA, IFA, PCR | 13.6 (CM) | 44.9 (ELISA) |
| Asia | 13 | CM, IFA, PCR | 0.4 (IFA) | 55.8 (PCR) | |
| Australia | 3 | CM, PCR | 0.3 (CM) | 22.1 (PCR) | |
| Europe | 13 | CM, IFA, PCR | 0.1 (CM) | 40.9 (IFA) | |
| North America | 6 | CM, IFA | 2.8 (ns) | 19.6 (CM) | |
| South America | 3 | CM, PCR | 0.0 (CM) | 2.2 (PCR) | |
| Horse (Equus caballus) | Africa | 3 | CM, PCR | 0.0 (CM) | 2.9 (PCR) |
| Asia | 7 | CM, PCR | 2.7 (PCR) | 37.0 (CM) | |
| Europe | 10 | CM, ELISA, IFA, PCR | 3.4 (PCR) | 25.0 (IFA) | |
| New Zealand | 2 | CM | 18.0 (CM) | 83.3 (CM) | |
| North America | 6 | CM, IFA, PCR | 0.0 (IFA/PCRa) | 17.0 (IFA) | |
| South America | 7 | CM | 0.0 (CM) | 100.0 (CM) | |
aMultiple studies revealed the same prevalence data
Abbreviation: ns, not stated