Epidemiological Investigations on Cystic Echinococcosis in North-West (Sidi Kacem Province) Morocco: Infection in Ruminants

Table 2

Hydatid cysts fertility in cattle and sheep.

	Liver		Lung		Liver and lung		Total
	Cattle	Sheep	Cattle	Sheep	Cattle	Sheep	Cattle	Sheep
Examined cysts	123	81	181	94	609	184	913	359
Fertile cysts	51 (41.5%)	43 (53.1%)	88 (48.6%)	45 (47.9%)	320 (52.5%)	109 (59.2%)	459 (50.3%)	197 (54.9%)
Infertile cysts	72 (58.5%)	38 (46.9%)	93 (51.4%)	49 (52.1%)	289 (47.5%)	75 (40.8%)	454 (49.7%)	162 (45.1%)