Table 1 The origin and location of 735 non-O157 STEC isolates used in this study.
Source | Location | Year | No. of isolates | No. of eae-positive (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cattle | Shandong, Sichuan, Heilongjiang | 2009, 2012, 2015, 2017 | 154 | 41 (26.6) |
Goat | Henan, Sichuan, Shandong | 2009, 2017 | 156 | 0 (0) |
Pig | Chongqing, Beijing, Guizhou, Shandong, Heilongjiang | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 | 135 | 0 (0) |
Yak | Qinghai | 2012 | 128 | 2 (1.6) |
Plateau Pika | Qinghai | 2012, 2012, 2015 | 22 | 0 (0) |
Marmot | Qinghai | 2012, 2013 | 8 | 0 (0) |
Tibetan antelope | Qinghai | 2014 | 5 | 0 (0) |
Raw meats | Beijing, Sichuan | 2013, 2014 | 60 | 4 (6.7) |
Diarrheal patient | Henan, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Sichuan, Beijing | 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018 | 31 | 9 (29.0) |
Healthy carrier | Qinghai, Shenzhen | 2013, 2014 | 4 | 0 (0) |
Water | Shandong | 2017 | 1 | 0 (0) |
Unknown | Heilongjiang, Guangxi, others | 2014 | 31 | 14 (45.2) |
Total | 735 | 70 (9.5) |
