Table 2.
Statistical analysis of Cryptosporidium infection prevalence in domestic ungulates using CM and PCR methods
| Method/host | CM | PCR | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled (%) | OR (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | Publication bias | Pooled (%) | OR (95% CI) | Heterogeneity | Publication bias | |||||
| Q statistic | df | I2 (%) | Egger bias (P-value) | Q statistic | df | I2 (%) | Egger bias (P-value) | |||||
| Cattle | 22.5 | 19.6–25.6 | 11,038.9 | 127 | 98.8 | 10.51 (P < 0.0001) | 29.1 | 23.1–35.6 | 1591.1 | 34 | 97.9 | 11.52 (P < 0.0001) |
| Sheep | 20.7 | 15.2–26.8 | 1391.9 | 30 | 97.8 | 6.77 (P = 0.0086) | 24.4 | 16.4–33.4 | 916.7 | 14 | 98.5 | 8.18 (P = 0.014) |
| Goat | 18.7 | 12.36–26.2 | 1852.1 | 28 | 98.5 | 9.01 (P = 0.0004) | 8.2 | 3.7–14.3 | 11.2 | 2 | 82.2 | – |
| Pig | 15.5 | 10.5–21.3 | 1545.4 | 21 | 98.6 | 12.42 (P = 0.0485) | 22.6 | 13.7–33.0 | 99.8 | 5 | 95.0 | 2.36 (P = 0.6452) |
| Horse | 13.8 | 6.6–22.9 | 621.6 | 16 | 97.4 | 6.71 (P = 0.0002) | 4.7 | 2.0–8.4 | 22.5 | 4 | 82.3 | 3.67 (P = 0.0452) |
| Buffalo | 18.6 | 11.1–27.4 | 991.4 | 17 | 98.3 | 8.76 (P = 0.0004) | 26.0 | 12.2–42.8 | 152.4 | 4 | 97.4 | 9.28 (P = 0.1434) |