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Table 4 The infected animals and the amount of liver condemned and incinerated from 2013 to 2017

From: Prevalence of bovine fascioliasis and economic impact associated with liver condemnation in abattoirs in Mongu district of Zambia

	2013				2014				2015				2016				2017
Months	a	b	c	d	a	b	c	d	a	b	c	d	a	b	c	d	a	b	c	d
Jan	1126	772	3088	68.6	1158	814	3256	70.3	1278	967	2901	75.7	2362	1736	5208	84.6%	938	622	2488	66.3%
Feb	987	688	2752	69.7	536	311	1244	58.0	997	679	2037	68.1	912	523	1569	64.6%	922	737	2948	79.9%
Mar	726	563	2252	77.5	714	426	1704	59.7	1131	818	2454	72.3	741	511	1533	70.8%	1027	876	3504	85.3%
Apr	903	713	2852	79.0	703	472	1888	67.1	1575	867	2601	55.0	897	528	2104	58.8%	1229	796	3184	64.8%
May	1034	729	2916	70.5	689	422	1688	61.2	1702	713	2139	41.9	920	511	2044	55.5%	1664	884	3536	53.1%
Jun	418	296	1184	70.8	623	317	1268	50.9	1299	931	2793	71.7	937	533	2132	56.9%	932	548	2192	58.8%
July	960	658	2632	68.5	658	402	1608	61.9	1422	1203	3609	84.6	1214	772	3088	63.6%	885	591	2364	66.8%
Aug	927	614	2456	66.2	774	387	1548	50.0	2083	1346	4038	64.6	887	611	2444	68.9%	1147	742	2968	64.7%
Sept	873	503	2012	57.6	889	415	1660	46.7	1328	940	2820	70.8	1048	604	2416	57.6%	1322	820	3280	62.0%
Oct	916	642	2568	70.1	1034	694	2776	67.1	2016	1781	7124	88.3	1794	1083	4332	60.4%	1510	732	2928	48.5%
Nov	973	549	2196	56.4	1168	703	2812	60.2	1276	885	3540	69.4	1384	994	3976	71.8%	1418	666	2664	47.0%
Dec	1349	821	3284	60.9	2174	664	2656	30.4	2264	1624	6496	71.7	1594	978	3912	61.4%	1685	784	3126	46.5%
Total	11,192	7548	30,192	67.4% (95%CI 67–68)	10,220	6027	24,108	59.0% (95%CI 58–60)	18,371	12,754	42,552	69.4% (95%CI 69–70)	14,690	9384	34,758	63.9% (95%CI 63–65)	14,679	8798	32,990	59.9% (95%CI 59–61)

Note
a = No. of carcasses examined
b = No. of carcasses with Fasciola spp.
c = Estimated Weight of Liver Condemned (kg)
d = Prevalence (%) & Confidence Interval (CI)
Direct economic loss through liver condemnation was calculated by multiplying the figures in column (c) by ZMW 45/kg

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