Infection of dogs with Echinococcus granulosus: causes and consequences in an hyperendemic area

Parasites & Vectors

Table 2 E. granulosus contamination index of dog faeces in relation to regions

Region	Sousse n = 81	Monastir n = 95	Kasserine n = 132	Kef n = 36	Djerba n = 127	Zarsis n = 129	Metlaoui n = 392	Tataouine n = 103
% of E. granulosus positive dog faeces	12.3^a	9.5 ^a	18.2 ^a	8.3 ^a	27.6^b	17.8 ^a	41.3^c	14.6 ^a

n = number of samples analyse.
The supercripts a, b, c indicate significant differences using Chi-square test, the level of significance was set at p< 0.05.

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