From: Cystic echinococcosis in northern Tanzania: a pilot study in Maasai livestock-keeping communities
District | Livestock | No. of animals inspected | No. of animals with cysts (% of inspected) | No. of cysts collecteda | No. of cysts from which DNA was extractedb | No. of species identified/successfully genotyped (%) | |
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Echinococcus granulosus | Echinococcus hydatigena | ||||||
Longido | Bovine | 105 | 42 (40.0%) | Total = 42 Liver = 0 Lung = 41 Perit. = 1 | Total = 41 Liver = 0 Lung = 41 Perit. = 0 | Total = 31/41 (75.6%) Liver = 0 Lung = 31 [27 Egss, 3 Eo, 1 Ec] Perit. = 0 | Total = 0/41 (0.00%) Liver = 0 Lung = 0 Perit. = 0 |
Ovine | 206 | 21 (10.2%) | Total = 21 Liver = 0 Lung = 11 Perit. = 10 | Total = 15 Liver = 0 Lung = 6 Perit. = 9 | Total = 8/12 (66.7%) Liver = 0 Lung = 4 [4 Egss] Perit. = 4 [2 Egss, 1 Eo, 1 Egsl] | Total = 4/12 (33.3%) Liver = 0 Lung = 1 Perit. = 3 | |
Caprine | 241 | 126 (52.3%) | Total = 124 Liver = 3 Lung = 6 Perit. = 115 | Total = 121 Liver = 3 Lung = 6 Perit. = 112 | Total = 2/63 (3.2%) Liver = 0 Lung = 1 [Eo] Perit. = 1 [Eo] | Total = 61/63 (96.8%) Liver = 0 Lung = 1 Perit. = 60 | |
Total | 552 | 189 (34.2%) | 187 | 177 (94.6%) | 41/116 (35.3%) | 65/116 (56.0%) | |
Ngorongoro | Bovine | 113 | 40 (35.4%) | Total = 49 Liver = 14 Lung = 31 Perit. = 4 | Total = 35 Liver = 14 Lung = 19 Perit. = 2 | Total = 28/28 (100.0%) Liver = 10 [10 Egss] Lung = 16 [15 Egss, 1 Eo] Perit. = 2 [2 Egss] | Total = 0/28 (0.0%) Liver = 0 Lung = 0 Perit. = 0 |
Ovine | 6 | 1 (16.7%) | Total = 1 Liver = 0 Lung = 1 Perit. = 0 | Total = 1 Liver = 0 Lung = 1 Perit. = 0 | Total = 1/1 (100%) Liver = 0 Lung = 1 [Egss] Perit. = 0 | Total = 0/1 (0.00%) Liver = 0 Lung = 0 Perit. = 0 | |
Caprine | 26 | 10 (30.8%) | Total = 10 Liver = 1 Lung = 4 Perit. = 5 | Total = 6 Liver = 1 Lung = 1 Perit. = 4 | Total = 2/5 (40.0%) Liver = 1 [Egss] Lung = 0 Perit. = 1 [Egss] | Total = 3/5 (60.0%) Liver = 0 Lung = 1 Perit. = 2 | |
Total | 145 | 51 (35.2%) | 60 | 42 (70%) | 31/34 (91.2%) | 3/34 (8.8%) |