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Table 3 Number of carcasses with Taenia solium cysticerci in the specified muscle/organ of infected carcasses according to the overall infection level of the pig

From: Re-visiting the detection of porcine cysticercosis based on full carcass dissections of naturally Taenia solium infected pigs

Muscle/organ

Infection level (total number of T. solium cysticerci/carcass)

Total (nĀ =Ā 38)a

Ā 

1ā€“10 cysticerci

(nĀ =Ā 16)a

11ā€“99 cysticerci

(nĀ =Ā 14)a

ā‰„ 100 cysticerci

(nĀ =Ā 8)a

Masseter

1

5

7

13

Heart

2

4

8

14

Tongue

4

6

7

17

Psoas

0

2

8

10

Diaphragm

5

5

7

17

Brain

0

1

6

7

Foreleg

8

11

8

27

Hind leg

5

11

8

24

Liver

5

2

3

10

Other organs/tissues

5

9

8

22

  1. a n number of carcasses