Table 1 Overall prevalence of Cryptosporidium infection
Study subject | Study site | Number examined | Number of positive | Percentage (%) | 95% Confidence interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dairy cattle | Adama | 132 | 25 | 18.9 | 12.6, 26.7 |
Asella | 102 | 23 | 22.5 | 14.9, 31.9 | |
Total | 234 | 48 | 20.5 | 15.5, 26.3 | |
Sheep | Adama | 92 | 16 | 17.3 | 10.3, 26.7 |
Asella | 108 | 12 | 11.1 | 10.2, 25.1 | |
Total | 200 | 28 | 14.0 | 9.5, 19.6 | |
Human | Adama | 25 | 5 | 20.0 | 6.8, 40.7 |
Asella | 31 | 4 | 13.0 | 3.6, 29.8 | |
Total | 56 | 9 | 16.0 | 7.6, 28.3 | |
Manure | Adama | 33 | 3 | 9.0 | 1.9, 24.3 |
| Â | Asella | 35 | 6 | 17.1 | 6.6, 33.6 |
| Â | Total | 68 | 9 | 13.2 | 6.2, 23.6 |