Table 1 Number of animals examined, prevalence, and characteristics of isolates found in study areas
| Â | Sokoto | Maiduguri | Yenagoa | Benin-city | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camels (n = 118) | Cattle (n = 454) | Goats (n = 120) | Sheep (n = 120) | Dogs (n = 23) | Sheep (n = 180) | Goats (n = 180) | Dogs (n = 12) | Cattle (n = 360) | Dogs (n = 16) | Cattle (n = 42) | Goats (n = 18) | Lions (n = 3) | Hyena (n = 1) | |
No. infected (prevalence, %) | 23 (19.49) | 4 (0.88) | – | – | – | – | 1 (0.56) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Age range (years) | 8–10 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0.5–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0.5–4 | 2–5 | 0.5–4 | 2–5 | 1.2–2 | 2–11 | > 5 |
Isolates per organ/site | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lungs | 25 | 1 | – | – | ne | – | – | ne | – | ne | – | – | ne | ne |
Liver | 1 | 3 | – | – | ne | – | 1 | ne | – | ne | – | – | ne | ne |
Spleen | 1 | – | – | – | ne | – | – | ne | – | ne | – | – | ne | ne |
Heart | – | – | – | – | ne | – | – | ne | – | ne | – | – | ne | ne |
Faeces | ne | ne | ne | ne | – | ne | ne | – | ne | – | ne | ne | – | – |
% of animals with fertile cyst | 100 | 50 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |