Table 4 Attribution estimates for C. jejuni infections of infants to livestock and human sources using Asymmetric Island, PCO and k-mer models
Models and source categories | Attribution percentage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chickens | Cattle | Small ruminants (goats and sheep) | Other humans (mothers and siblings) | |
Asymmetric Island model | ||||
 Livestock and humans | 60.6* (44.4–74.6) | 15.2 (4.7–28.5) | 6.9 (0.1–14.5) | 17.3 (10.0–26.4) |
 Livestock | 78.1 (61.6–90.1) | 17.8 (0.1–30.3) | 3.6 (0.0–16.3) | – |
PCO model | ||||
 Livestock and humans | 60.2 (47.9–74.0) | 4.6 (0.1–10.7) | 16.5 (0.1–29.6) | 16.3 (0.1–28.3) |
 Livestock | 72.7 (59.4–86.0) | 4.9 (0.1–13.5) | 21.9 (0.1–35.1) | – |
k-mer model | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Livestock and humans | 52.3 (48.8–55.9) | 8.4 (7.5–9.4) | 17.2 (15.4–19.0) | 22.0 (19.1–25.0) |
 Livestock | 62.8 (59.5–65.9) | 12.1 (10.4–14.0) | 25.0 (22.4–27.9) | – |