Table 1 Prevalence of R. equi in lesion-free lymph nodes of slaughtered swine, cattle and horses
From: Molecular epidemiology of Rhodococcus equi in slaughtered swine, cattle and horses in Poland
Animal species (specimen) | No. of samples | No. of isolates | Prevalence (%) | 95 % CI (%) | No. of VapA positive isolates | No. of VapB positive isolates | % of Vap positive isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swine (submaxillary lymph nodes) | 395 | 105 | 26.6 | 22.5–31.1 | 0 | 103 | 98 |
Cattle (submaxillary lymph nodes) | 234 | 3 | 1.3 | 0.5–3.7 | 0 | 3 | 100 |
Horse (lymphocentrum retropharyngeum) | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Horse (middle tracheo-branchiales lymph nodes) | 198 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.1–2.8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
Total | 1025 | 109 | 1 | 106 |