Table 2 Age and organ-wise prevalence of cystic echinococcosis
From: Cystic echinococcosis: an emerging zoonosis in southern regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Age (year) | Animal examined | Outcome | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffaloes | Cows | Goats | Sheep | Positive | Prevalence (%) | Pearson’s Chi-square (x2) | p-value | |
< 1 | 64 | 530 | 196 | 211 | 13 | 1.3 | 121.225 | 0.001 |
1–5 | 72 | 723 | 146 | 202 | 124 | 11 | ||
> 5 | 47 | 440 | 86 | 116 | 110 | 16 | ||
Organ | Â | Total | Â | |||||
Liver | 14 | 80 | 09 | 26 | 129 | 52.2 | 2833.0 | 0.001 |
Lungs | 05 | 55 | 12 | 26 | 98 | 40 | ||
Liver + lungs | 03 | 15 | 01 | 01 | 20 | 8.1 | ||
Total | 247 | 100 | ||||||