The first morphometric and phylogenetic perspective on molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato in stray dogs in a hyperendemic Middle East focus, northwestern Iran

Table 1 Age groups and gender frequency of Echinococcus granulosus in 80 stray dogs from northwestern Iran

Variables Number of stray dogs	Age groups			Total	Gender		Total
Variables Number of stray dogs	<3	3-7	>7	Total	Female	Male	Total
Infected to E. granulosus	7 (19.4 %)	7 (22.6 %)	2 (15.4 %)	16	8 (19.0 %)	8 (21.1 %)	64
Non- infected to E. granulosus	29 (80.6 %)	24 (77.4 %)	11 (84.6 %)	64	34 (81.0 %)	30 (78.9 %)	16
Total	36	31	13	80	42	38	80

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