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Table 4 Pooled prevalence of the most common GIT flatworms detected in cats from Egypt and prevalence variation according to life style, detection method and various Egyptian regions

From: Gastrointestinal parasites of cats in Egypt: high prevalence high zoonotic risk

Parasite/Parameter

No. data sets

No. tested

No. positive

Pooled estimate % based on 95% CI

Heterogeneity I2%

Dipylidium caninum

 Overall prevalence

13

1254

266

26.7 (18.4 – 34.9)

97.30

Life style

 Stray

12

1214

263

28.4 (19.6 – 37.1)

97.52

 Pet

1

40

3

7.5 (0.7 – 15.7)

NA

Detection method

 Fecal examination

6

804

66

7.6 (0.3 – 12.3)

90.6

 Necropsy

7

450

200

44.7 (30.5 – 58.9)

90.65

Region

 Middle Egypt

6

599

103

21.4 (9.4 – 33.5)

94.74

 Cairo

4

315

66

20.5 (9.2 – 31.7)

85.83

 Cairo, Giza

2

284

37

23.9 (-17.5 – 65.3)

97.82

 Nile Delta

4

388

83

29.2 (9.1 – 49.3)

98.57

 Dakahlia

2

208

29

21.4 (-20.1 – 63.0)

97.87

 Kafr Elsheikh

1

113

6

5.3 (1.2 – 9.4)

NA

 Behera

1

67

48

71.6 (60.8 – 82.4)

NA

 Coastal governorates

2 (Alexandria)

205

41

19.8 (14.4 – 25.2)

0.0

 Southern Egypt

1 (Beni-Suef)

62

39

62.9 (50.9 – 74.9)

NA

Taeniids

 Overall prevalence

11

1162

168

14.4 (8.9 – 20.0)

93.28

Life style

 Stray

10

1122

168

16.1 (9.8 – 22.4)

93.58

 Pet

1

0

40

1.2 (-2.1 – 4.6)

NA

Detection method

 Fecal examination

6

804

99

11.4 (4.8 – 18.0)

94.62

 Necropsy

5

358

69

18.6 (8.6 – 28.6)

86.91

Region

 Middle Egypt

5

542

100

18.0 (6.8 – 29.1)

94.96

 Cairo

3

258

60

17.7 (2.6 – 38.0)

96.88

 Cairo, Giza

2

384

40

19.1 (1.6 – 39.7)

91.98

 Nile Delta

4

389

59

16.1 (4.5 – 27.6)

92.7

 Dakahlia

2

208

10

4.7 (0.18 – 7.5)

0.0

 Kafr Elsheikh

1

114

25

22.1 (14.5 – 29.8)

NA

 Behera

1

67

24

35.8 (24.3 – 47.3

NA

 Coastal governorates

1 (Alexandria)

170

3

1.8 (0.2 – 3.7)

NA

 Sothern Egypt

1 (Beni-Suef)

62

6

9.7 (2.3 – 17.0)

NA

Heterophyes heterophyes

 Overall prevalence

7

617

69

13.1 (5.8 – 20.3)

94.00