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Table 3 Estimates of pooled prevalence and subgroup analysis of Clonorchis sinensis in animal reservoirs

From: Spatio-temporal disparities of Clonorchis sinensis infection in animal hosts in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

All areas

 

No. of data points

Sample size

No. of positive

Pooled prevalence,

% (95% CI)

I2, %

(95% CI)

R2, %

(QM P value)

QE P value

All animal reservoirs

239

60,817

4868

14.3 (11.4–17.6)

98.3 (98.2–98.4)

  

Category

     

34.9 (< 0.0001)

 < 0.0001

 Cat

52

4911

2040

41.4 (34.0–48.9)

96.6

  

 Dog

80

17,013

1978

19.5 (14.9–24.6)

98.0

  

 Pig

61

18,540

530

4.6 (1.9–8.1)

95.0

  

 Fox

1

240

51

21.3 (0.0–71.1)

0.0

  

 Yellow weasel

1

28

2

7.1 (0.0–56.2)

0.0

  

 Hog badger

1

28

2

7.1 (0.0–56.2)

0.0

  

 Rat

12

3315

139

3.6 (0.0–11.8)

96.4

  

 Cattle

11

1954

52

0.8 (0.0–7.1)

50.9

  

 Sheep

1

42

0

0.0 (0.0–32.7)

0.0

  

 Rabbit

2

13,232

15

0.0 (0.0–16.3)

0.0

  

 Duck

9

782

49

1.3 (0.0–9.3)

95.7

  

 Chicken

5

339

1

0.1 (0.0–9.6)

0.0

  

 Goose

2

65

0

0.0 (0.0–19.7)

0.0

  

 Crocodile

1

328

9

2.7 (0.0–40.4)

NE

  

Period of investigating

     

1.3 (0.1169)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

83

25,352

1733

16.5 (11.4–22.4)

98.4

  

 1990–1999

57

14,590

1066

16.2 (10.1–23.3)

98.6

  

 2000–2009

60

12,888

1415

15.2 (9.5–22.0)

98.4

  

 After 2010

39

7987

654

7.1 (2.5–13.6)

96.4

  

Detecting method

     

2.1 (0.1004)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

85

33,637

2558

20.8 (15.3–27.0)

99.0

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

19

1939

132

12.9 (4.2–24.9)

96.0

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

13

4103

243

12.6 (3.0–27.1)

98.6

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

26

2458

238

9.7 (3.2–18.8)

94.7

  

 Stool examination: floating

5

1644

56

3.6 (0.0–21.2)

28.5

  

 Stool examination

58

11,471

751

10.0 (5.2–15.9)

96.9

  

 Unspecified

33

5565

890

14.8 (7.5–23.8)

97.9

  

Dogs

80

17,013

1978

19.6 (14.6–25.0)

98.0 (97.8–98.2)

  

Period of investigating

     

27.7 (< 0.0001)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

27

2978

921

32.6 (24.0–41.9)

92.3

  

 1990–1999

11

619

245

32.6 (19.0–47.7)

96.8

  

 2000–2009

23

9462

641

15.4 (8.5–23.6)

98.4

  

 After 2010

19

3954

171

5.0 (1.0–11.3)

90.3

  

Detecting method

     

23.6 (0.0001)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

24

2574

842

36.5 (26.7–46.9)

93.6

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

8

710

23

5.5 (0.0–17.2)

81.6

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

5

3485

45

7.4 (0.0–23.4)

95.9

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

9

1098

103

13.2 (3.8–26.8)

92.4

  

 Stool examination: floating

1

118

5

4.2 (0.0–42.3)

28.5

  

 Stool examination

25

7580

541

13.1 (6.9–20.8)

97.7

  

 Unspecified

8

1448

419

33.0 (17.3–50.9)

94.4

  

Cats

52

4911

2040

41.4 (33.3–49.6)

96.6 (96.1–97.1)

  

Period of investigating

     

5.5 (0.1331)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

12

794

379

50.1 (33.5–66.8)

92.0

  

 1990–1999

13

1095

545

44.0 (28.5–60.0)

95.5

  

 2000–2009

18

1574

750

44.0 (30.7–57.8)

96.3

  

 After 2010

9

1448

366

22.6 (8.8–40.3)

97.7

  

Detecting method

     

17.2 (0.0138)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

19

2165

1216

57.4 (44.8–69.4)

94.5

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

3

529

44

13.6 (0.1–40.7)

92.9

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

5

454

198

35.0 (14.3–59.0)

97.0

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

5

254

67

34.4 (13.6–58.9)

94.9

  

 Stool examination

13

599

158

28.0 (15.3–42.8)

92.7

  

 Unspecified

7

910

357

46.7 (27.2–66.7)

93.2

  
 

Areas with population infection rate ≥ 1.0%

 

No. of data points

Sample

size

No. of positive

Pooled prevalence,

% (95% CI)

I2, % (95% CI)

R2, %

(QM P value)

QE P value

All animal reservoirs

86

8533

1885

16.5 (11.0–22.8)

98.2 (98.0;98.4)

  

Category

     

68.7 (< 0.0001)

 < 0.0001

 Cat

23

2356

1321

52.8 (43.9–61.7)

94.0

  

 Dog

26

1915

513

27.4 (20.2–35.3)

93.9

  

 Pig

19

1326

23

0.5 (0.0–3.6)

72.7

  

 Fox

       

 Yellow weasel

       

 Hog badger

       

 Rat

6

2136

28

0.4 (0.0–6.0)

94.2

  

 Cattle

5

212

0

0.0 (0.0–6.2)

0.0

  

 Sheep

       

 Rabbit

       

 Duck

5

512

0

0.0 (0.0–5.1)

0.0

  

 Chicken

1

41

0

0.0 (0.0–22.4)

NE

  

 Goose

1

35

0

0.0 (0.0–23.2)

NE

  

 Crocodile

       

Period of investigating

     

0.0 (0.4679)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

22

1142

179

11.7 (3.2–23.9)

93.3

  

 1990–1999

25

3715

550

12.8 (4.4–24.2)

98.9

  

 2000–2009

31

2820

846

22.4 (12.3–34.4)

97.9

  

 After 2010

8

856

310

20.8 (4.0–45.1)

97.0

  

Detecting method

     

5.9 (0.0736)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

51

4798

1490

18.9 (11.6–27.4)

97.9

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

1

35

3

8.6 (0.0–73.3)

NE

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

10

753

218

16.9 (3.5–36.7)

97.9

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

5

245

55

17.9 (0.8–47.4)

95.4

  

 Stool examination: floating

       

 Stool examination

17

2645

76

5.7 (0.1–16.7)

95.1

  

 Unspecified

2

57

43

75.8 (26.1–100.0)

76.0

  

Dogs

26

1915

513

27.5 (18.7–37.2)

93.9 (92.1–95.3)

  

Period of investigating

     

16.1 (0.0854)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

8

447

102

22.6 (10.0–38.3)

69.0

  

 1990–1999

4

222

144

55.8 (31.5–78.7)

96.3

  

 2000–2009

11

1148

249

24.7 (13.2–38.3)

91.6

  

 After 2010

3

98

18

17.3 (1.3–43.4)

88.5

  

Detecting method

     

19.1 (0.0670)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

15

1274

379

30.4 (19.6–42.3)

92.7

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

1

35

3

8.6 (0.0–50.7)

NE

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

3

220

27

14.5 (0.9–38.3)

96.6

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

2

127

38

34.5 (8.1–67.3)

93.5

  

 Stool examination: floating

       

 Stool examination

4

229

40

17.0 (3.1–38.0)

75.7

  

 Unspecified

1

30

26

86.7 (41.3–100.0)

NE

  

Cats

23

2356

1321

52.6 (41.3–63.9)

94.0 (92.2–95.4)

  

Period of investigating

     

0.0 (0.9964)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

3

119

61

52.6 (20.2–83.9)

0.0

  

 1990–1999

6

586

371

50.9 (27.7–73.9)

95.8

  

 2000–2009

11

1008

597

54.1 (36.4–71.3)

94.4

  

 After 2010

3

643

292

50.8 (19.3–81.8)

89.6

  

Detecting method

     

0.0 (0.9010)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

14

1849

1060

56.6 (41.0–71.5)

94.9

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

       

 Stool examination: direct smear

4

369

191

43.6 (17.2–72.0)

95.2

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

1

33

17

51.5 (3.5–97.7)

NE

  

 Stool examination

3

78

36

42.4 (12.0–76.3)

94.8

  

 Unspecified

1

27

17

63.0 (8.9–100.0)

NE

  
 

Areas with population infection rate < 1.0%

 

No. of data points

Sample size

No. of positive

Pooled prevalence,

% (95% CI)

I2, % (95% CI)

R2, %

(QM P value)

QE P value

All animal reservoirs

153

52,284

2983

13.2 (9.9–16.9)

98.1 (98.0–98.2)

  

Category

     

15.4 (0.0003)

 < 0.0001

 Cat

29

2555

719

32.8 (23.1–43.3)

95.8

  

 Dog

54

15,098

1465

16.2 (10.7–22.4)

98.3

  

 Pig

42

17,214

507

7.3 (3.2–12.7)

96.4

  

 Fox

1

240

51

21.3 (0.0–74.2)

NE

  

 Yellow weasel

1

28

2

7.1 (0.0–59.6)

NE

  

 Hog badger

1

28

2

7.1 (0.0–59.6)

NE

  

 Rat

6

1179

111

9.5 (0.3–27.5)

90.0

  

 Cattle

6

1742

52

2.1 (0.0–13.7)

59.3

  

 Sheep

1

42

0

0.0 (0.0–36.2)

NE

  

 Rabbit

2

13,232

15

0.0 (0.0–18.4)

0.0

  

 Duck

4

270

49

5.4 (0.0–25.7)

97.7

  

 Chicken

4

298

1

0.1 (0.0–12.9)

0.0

  

 Goose

1

30

0

0.0 (0.0–38.3)

NE

  

 Crocodile

1

328

9

2.7 (0.0–44.1)

NE

  

Period of investigating

     

7.4 (0.0024)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

61

24,210

1554

18.3 (12.7–24.7)

98.8

  

 1990–1999

32

10,875

516

19.0 (11.2–28.2)

98.1

  

 2000–2009

29

10,068

569

8.9 (3.4–16.4)

97.8

  

 After 2010

31

7131

344

4.7 (1.0–10.4)

90.5

  

Detecting method

     

3.3 (0.0864)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

34

28,839

1068

23.7 (15.3–33.2)

99.0

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

18

1904

129

13.1 (4.6–24.6)

96.2

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

3

3350

25

2.9 (0.0–25.0)

90.9

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

21

2213

183

8.0 (2.0–17.0)

94.4

  

 Stool examination: floating

5

1644

56

3.6 (0.0–19.7)

28.5

  

 Stool examination

41

8826

675

12.0 (6.3–19.1)

97.0

  

 Unspecified

31

5508

847

12.0 (5.7–20.1)

97.5

  

Dogs

54

15,098

1465

16.2 (10.6–22.5)

98.3 (98.1–98.5)

  

Period of investigating

     

43.1 (< 0.0001)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

19

2531

819

37.0 (27.3–47.2)

93.9

  

 1990–1999

7

397

101

20.5 (7.9–36.6)

95.0

  

 2000–2009

12

8314

392

8.5 (2.5–17.3)

98.7

  

 After 2010

16

3856

153

3.5 (0.4–9.1)

89.7

  

Detecting method

     

30.5 (0.0001)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

9

1300

463

46.8 (30.8–63.1)

94.8

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

7

675

20

5.1 (0.0–17.1)

82.5

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

2

3265

18

1.3 (0.0–19.4)

79.5

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

7

971

65

8.6 (0.9–22.0)

85.8

  

 Stool examination: floating

1

118

5

4.2 (0.0–40.9)

NE

  

 Stool examination

21

7351

501

12.4 (6.1–20.5)

98.0

  

 Unspecified

7

1418

393

26.0 (11.3–43.8)

92.1

  

Cats

29

2555

719

32.8 (23.1–43.3)

95.8 (94.8–96.6)

  

Period of investigating

     

23.0 (0.0163)

 < 0.0001

 Before 1990

9

675

318

49.3 (32.4–66.4)

94.0

  

 1990–1999

7

509

174

38.0 (20.3–57.5)

87.5

  

 2000–2009

7

566

153

29.1 (13.3–47.8)

94.2

  

 After 2010

6

805

74

11.5 (1.6–27.8)

88.9

  

Detecting method

     

18.9 (0.0507)

 < 0.0001

 Necropsy examination

5

316

156

59.5 (35.7–81.2)

94.1

  

 Stool examination: Kato-Katz

3

529

44

13.6 (0.2–39.6)

92.9

  

 Stool examination: direct smear

1

85

7

8.2 (0.0–52.4)

NE

  

 Stool examination: sedimentation

4

221

50

30.4 (9.5–56.5)

95.3

  

 Stool examination

10

521

122

24.2 (11.3–39.9)

91.9

  

 Unspecified

6

883

340

44.2 (24.4–64.9)

93.8

  
  1. CI confidence interval, QM the regression model heterogeneity, QE the residual error heterogeneity