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Table 3 Regional and national classification of eggs per gram (epg), total sum of epg, apparent prevalence (Ap), true prevalence (Tp), 95% confidence interval (CI), co-infection and flock size rate

From: Liver fluke in Irish sheep: prevalence and associations with management practices and co-infection with rumen fluke

 

West

(n = 183)

East

(n = 96)

South

(n = 26)

National

(n = 305)

Median epg

0

0

0.1

0

Total sum of epg

428.6

95.4

39.7

563.7

Ap (%)

47.5

41.2

52.0

45.9

Tp (95% CI) (%)

53.1

(45.1–61.3)

45.7

(35.1–56.9)

55.1

(34.9–75.2)

50.4

(44.3–56.8)

Co-infection (%)

43.3

35.1

40.0

40.3

Flock size range

10–550

22–560

17–500

10–560