Epidemiology and spatial distribution of Echinococcus granulosus in sheep and goats slaughtered in a hyperendemic European Mediterranean area

Table 1 Anatomical localization of cystic echinococcosis cysts in sheep and goats slaughtered

Organ	No. of positive animals; prevalence (%) (95% CI)
Organ	Sheep	Goats
Liver	671; 84.3 (81.6–86.7)	35; 66.0 (52.6–77.3)
Lungs	627; 78.8 (75.8–52.3)	25; 47.2 (34.4–60.3)
Spleen	11; 1.4 (0.7–2.4)	0; 0
Kidneys	8; 1.0 (0.5–1.9)	0; 0
Heart	4; 0.5 (0.2–1.2)	1; 1.9 (0.3–9.9)

Percentages were calculated in relation to the total number of infected sheep (n = 796) and goats (n = 53)

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