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. 2022 Dec 13;10(12):2456. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10122456

Table 2.

Cryptosporidium prevalence in livestock animals in different continents [99,103,104].

Continents Animal Species Diagnostic Test * Prevalence Range
South America Buffalo CM, PCR 9.4–48.2%
Cattle CM, ICT, PCR 3.0–56.1%
Goat CM 4.8–100%
Sheep CM, PCR 0.0–25.0%
Pig CM, PCR 0.0–2.2%
Horse CM 0.0–100%
Calves CM, ELISA, PCR 84.2%
North America Cattle CM, IFA, PCR 1.1–78.0%
Goat CM 20.0–72.5%
Sheep CM, IFA, PCR 20.0–77.4%
Pig CM, IFA 2.8–19.6%
Horse CM, IFA, PCR 0.0–17.0%
Africa Buffalo CM, PCR 1.3–52.0%
Cattle CM, ELISA, PCR 0.5–86.7%
Goat CM, ELISA 0.0–76.5%
Sheep CM, ELISA, PCR 1.3–41.8%
Pig CM, ELISA, IFA, PCR 13.9–44.9%
Horse CM, PCR 0.0–2.9%
Asia Buffalo CM, ICT, PCR 3.6–50.0%
Cattle CM, ICT, IFA, PCR 1.5–93.0%
Goat CM, ICT, IFA 0.0–42.9%
Sheep CM, ELISA, ICT, PCR 1.8–66.6%
Pig CM, IFA, PCR 0.4–55.8%
Horse CM, PCR 2.7–37.0%
Europe Buffalo ELISA 14.7%
Cattle CM, ELISA, ICT, IFA, PCR, QLAT 0.0–71.7%
Goat CM, ELISA, IFA 0.0–93.0%
Sheep CM, IFA, ELISA 1.4–100%
Pig CM, IFA, PCR 0.1–40.9%
Horse CM, ELISA, IFA, PCR 3.4–25.0%
Australia Buffalo PCR 13.1–30.0%
Cattle CM, IFA, PCR 3.6–73.5%
Goat PCR 4.4%
Sheep PCR 2.2–81.3%
Pig CM, PCR 0.3–22.1%

* CM, conventional microscopy; IFA, immunofluorescence antibody test; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; ICT, immunochromatographic test; QLAT, quantitative latex agglutination; and PCR, polymerase chain reaction. The reported prevalence range was summarized from different research articles.