Table 2 Frequency of cystic echinococcosis cyst morphotypes recovered from each organ of sheep and goats slaughtered
Animal species | Organ | No. of cysts (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unilocular | Multiseptate | Calcified | Caseous | Hyperlaminated | Total | ||
Sheep | Liver | 214 (7.9%) | 592 (22.1%) | 1099 (40.9%) | 241 (8.9%) | 536 (19.9%) | 2682 |
Lungs | 168 (8.9%) | 449 (23.9%) | 729 (38.9%) | 205 (10.9%) | 321 (17.1%) | 1872 | |
Spleen | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (100%) | 11 | |
Kidneys | 0 (0%) | 8 (80.0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 8 | |
Heart | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (75.0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (25.0%) | 4 | |
Total | 4577 | ||||||
Goats | Liver | 12 (9.3%) | 29 (22.5%) | 48 (37.2%) | 18 (13.9%) | 22 (17.1%) | 129 |
Lungs | 5 (5.1%) | 19 (19.2%) | 40 (40.4%) | 14 (14.1%) | 21 (21.2%) | 99 | |
Spleen | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 | |
Kidneys | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 | |
Heart | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 | |
Total | 229 | ||||||