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Table 4 Efficacies of trematocides to F. gigantica and amphistomes in infected cattle and percentage positive on day 14 and/or day 28 post-treatment

From: Evaluating the effectiveness of trematocides against Fasciola gigantica and amphistomes infections in cattle, using faecal egg count reduction tests in Iringa Rural and Arumeru Districts, Tanzania

Trematocide

Fasciola gigantica

Amphistomes

District

FECR (%)

95% LCL

% positive (n)

FECR (%)

95% LCL

% positive (n)

 

Albendazole

50

0

90 (9/10)

50

0

100 (10/10)

Arumeru

90

38

44 (4/9)

34

0

100 (9/9)

Iringa Rural

Nitroxynil

100

100

0 (0/10)

79

33

100 (10/10)

Arumeru

100

100

0 (0/10)

-15

0

90 (1/10)

Iringa Rural

Oxyclozanide

100

100

0 (0/10)

99

95

40 (4/10)

Arumeru

100

100

0 (0/10)

99

95

40 (4/10)

Iringa Rural

Closantel

100

100

0 (0/10)

31

0

50 (5/10)

Arumeru

100

100

0 (0/8)

72

18

88 (7/8)

Iringa Rural

Triclabendazole

100

100

0 (0/10)

79

25

80 (8/10)

Arumeru

100

100

13 (1/8)

58

0

100 (8/8)

Iringa Rural

Control

na

na

90 (9/10)

na

na

100 (10/10)

Arumeru

na

na

100 (9/9)

na

na

100 (9/9)

Iringa Rural

  1. Abbreviations: FECR faecal egg count reduction, LCL lower confidence limit