Echinococcus granulosus hydatid cyst location is modified by Fasciola hepatica infection in cattle

Parasites & Vectors

Table 1 Echinococcus granulosus, Fasciola hepatica and co-infection prevalence, per age range classification of slaughtered cattle

	Examined	EG only			FH only			EG and FH co-infected
	N	n	%	95% CI	n	%	95% CI	n	%	95% CI
Overall	1725	195	11.30	9.90–12.89	715	41.45	39.15–43.79	170	9.86	8.54–11.35
≤ 4 years	1217	109	8.96	7.48–10.69	507	41.66	38.92–44.45	79	6.49	5.24–8.02
> 4 years	508	86	16.93	13.92–20.44	203	39.96	35.79–44.28	91	17.91	14.82–21.48

Abbreviations: FH Fasciola hepatica, EG Echinococcus granulosus, N/n number of animals by category, %, percentage of infection(s) positive animals of the total of animals examined by category

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