Table 2.
Apparent prevalence of C. burnetii-ELISA-doubtful, -ELISA-positive and -qPCR-positive farm cats, pet cats and feral cats in three regions of Quebec, Canada, in 2011–2012
| Categories of cats and tests | Number of tested cats | Reacting cats | Prevalence (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reaction | Number | Estimate | 95% CI | ||
| Farm cats | |||||
| ELISA | 59 | Doubtful | 3 | 5.1 | 1.1–14.2 |
| ELISA | 59 | Positive | 2 | 3.4 | 0.4–11.7 |
| qPCR | 59 | Positive | 1 | 1.7 | 0.04–9.1 |
| Pet cats | |||||
| ELISA | 73 | Doubtful | 0 | 0 | 0–4.9 |
| ELISA | 73 | Positive | 0 | 0 | 0–4.9 |
| qPCR | 69 | Positive | 0 | 0 | 0–5.2 |
| Feral cats | |||||
| ELISA | 52 | Doubtful | 0 | 0 | 0–6.9 |
| ELISA | 52 | Positive | 0 | 0 | 0–6.9 |
| qPCR | 52 | Positive | 0 | 0 | 0–6.9 |