Table 2 Distribution of dog faeces contaminated with E. granulosus s.s. eggs according to district
District | Ghomrassen | Tataouine Sud | Tataouine Nord | Remada | Smâr | Bir Lahmar | Total | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total number of faecal samples examined | 80 | 33 | 84 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 288 | |
Positive for taeniid eggs, n (%) | 10 (12.5) | 3 (9.1) | 16 (19) | 0 (0) | 8 (23.5) | 0 (0) | 37 (12.8) | 0.009 |
Positive for E. granulosus (s.s.) eggs, n (%) | 8 (10) | 2 (6) | 14 (16.6) | 0 (0) | 8 (23.5) | 0 (0) | 32 (11.1) | 0.007 |