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Table 2 Trematode infections in cattle in each management stratum in Arumeru District, Tanzania

From: Trematode infections in cattle in Arumeru District, Tanzania are associated with irrigation

Stratum

Parasite

Infected

Prevalence

C.I. 95%

ZZ

Fasciola gigantica

19

29.7%

11.1 – 58.7%

(n = 64)

Paramphistome

23

35.9%

13.8 – 66.4%

 

Schistosoma bovis

0

0.0%

ND

ZC

Fasciola gigantica

5

6.3%

0.9 – 34.1%

(n = 80)

Paramphistome

12

15.0%

3.7 – 44.4%

 

Schistosoma bovis

4

5.0%

ND

ZCI

Fasciola gigantica

56

57.7%

35.4 – 77.3%

(n = 97)

Paramphistome

55

56.7%

32.7 – 77.8%

 

Schistosoma bovis

1

1.0%

ND

  1. ZZ: Zero-grazing, ZC: Communal grazing without irrigation, ZCI: Communal grazing with irrigation.