Epidemiological survey of cryptosporidiosis in Anhui Province China

Table 1 The distribution of infection of Cryptosporidium parvum in Anhui Province (n, %)

Area	n	Stain of auramine-phenol		Stain of auramine-phenoland modified acid-fast
		Positive number	Positive rate	Positive number	Positive rate
Hefei	500	4	0.80	6	1.20
Bengbu	349	2	0.57	4	1.15
Huainan	939	10	1.06	13	1.38
Lu'an	447	4	0.89	6	1.34
Wuhu	464	4	0.86	6	1.29
Huaibei	440	5	1.14	8	1.82
Huangshan	500	5	1.00	7	1.40
Fuyang	500	6	1.20	9	1.80
Chuzhou	423	4	0.95	6	1.42
Anqing	413	3	0.73	5	1.21
Suzhou	446	5	1.12	7	1.57
Total number	5421	53	0.98	74	1.33a

^aP < 0.05, χ² = 3.8864.