Table 1. Prevalence and distribution of Cryptosporidium species according to age group in pre-weaned calves.
Age (days) | Sample size | No. of positive (%) | 95% CI | Cryptosporidium species (No.) | ||
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C. parvum | C. ryanae | C. bovis | ||||
1−10 | 271 | 53 (19.6%) | 14.8–24.3 | 49 | 3 | 1 |
11−20 | 92 | 24 (26.1%) | 17.1–35.1 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
21−30 | 39 | 3 (7.7%) | 0.0–16.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
31−60 | 58 | 6 (10.3%) | 2.5–18.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 460 | 86 (18.7%) | 15.1−22.3 | 72 | 12 | 2 |