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Table 5 Estimated contribution of household dogs under different compliance rates of cleaning-up faeces by owners

From: Environmental contamination with Toxocara eggs: a quantitative approach to estimate the relative contributions of dogs, cats and foxes, and to assess the efficacy of advised interventions in dogs

Compliance

Contribution to Toxocara egg output

20 %

 

32.2 (36.4–26.7)%

50 %

 

20.1 (31.2–3.1)%

70 %

 

12.0 (26.1–0.0)%

90 %

 

4.0 (24.3–0.0)%

  1. Estimated percent contribution (95 % CI) of household dogs to the overall daily Toxocara egg output under different simulated compliance rates of cleaning-up dog faeces