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Table 2 Pearson correlation between GIN and F. hepatica epg values and climate data

From: Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematodes and Fasciola hepatica in sheep in the northwest of Spain: relation to climatic conditions and/or man-made environmental modifications

  GIN epg F. hepatica epg
  Correlation (r) Signification (p) Correlation (r) Signification (p)
Average temperature (°C) −0.120 0.276 −0.011 0.930
Maximum temperature (°C) −0.078 0.480 −0.023 0.853
Minimum temperature (°C) −0.130 0.239 0.037 0.764
Average humidity (%) 0.175 0.056 0.175 0.065
Maximum humidity (%) 0.186 0.045* 0.045 0.349
Minimum humidity (%) 0.133 0.113 0.232 0.022*
Solar radiation (MJ/m 2 ) −0.185 0.046* −0.146 0.105
Precipitations (mm 3 ) −0.015 0.447 0.235 0.020*
  1. Significant correlations (p<0.05) are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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