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Table 1 Number of organs with CE infection (percentage) among goats, sheep and cattle examined across the districts

From: Risk factors and economic losses associated with cystic echinococcosis among livestock in selected pastoral and agro-pastoral areas of Uganda

Species

Organ inspected

Location of the abattoir

Moroto

95% CI

Kumi

95% CI

Luwero

95% CI

Nakasongola

95% CI

total

95% CI

Goats

Lung

280(27.7)

22.5–32.9

8(0.6)

0–6.0

12(0.5)

0-4.5

2(0.2)

0-6.4

302(5.1)

2.6–7.6

Liver

36(3.6)

2.5–9.7

1(0.1)

0-6.3

5(25.2)

0-63.3

0

0

42(0.7)

0-3.2

sheep

Lung

252(24)

18.7–29.3

2(2.1)

0-12.7

0

0

0

0

259(18.8)

14.0-23.6

Liver

56(5.3)

0-12.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

56(4.1)

0-9.3

Zebu

Lung

345(20.8)

16.5–25.1

15(0.9)

0-5-5.7

4(0.9)

0-10.2

0

0

364(9.8)

6.7–12.9

Liver

218(12.8)

8.4–17.2

19(1.2)

0-6.1

4(0.9)

0-10.2

0

0

241(6.8)

3.6–10.0

Ankole

Lung

0

0

0

0

23(0.8)

0-4.4

18(1.6)

0-7.4

50(1.3)

0-4.4

Liver

0

0

0

0

1(0.004)

0-1.2

18(1.6)

0-7.4

41(1.0)

0–4.0