Table 2 Recovery rate and time to recover Taenia saginata eggs from the exoskeleton of house flies for five protocols across two phases
Recovery protocola | Sample size (n) | Spiking range | Eggs spiked, average | Flies with 100% recovery | Flies with 0% recovery | Recovery rate (95% CI)b | Time to recovery | Debris scorec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waiting time | Hands-on time | ||||||||
Phase I: washing solution | |||||||||
E.I.1 | 15 | 3–5 | 4.5 | 2 | 3 | 0.403a (0.264–0.559) | 17’ | 3′30” | 1 |
E.I.2 | 15 | 4–5 | 4.7 | 7 | 0 | 0.814b (0.688–0.897) | 17’ | 3′30” | 1 |
Phase II: passive sedimentation duration | |||||||||
E.II.1 | 15 | 5–5 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.733a (0.604–0.832) | 17’ | 3′30” | 1 |
E.II.2 | 15 | 4–5 | 5.9 | 3 | 0 | 0.662a (0.522–0.779) | 7’ | 3′30” | 1 |
E.II.3 | 15 | 5–5 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.653a (0.514–0.770) | 3’ | 3′30” | 1 |