Incidence, Risk Factors, and Epidemiology of Cystic Echinococcosis: A Complex Socioecological Emerging Infectious Disease in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Province of Pakistan

Table 4

Organ-wise distribution and characterization of fertile and viable hydatid cysts collected from various organs of slaughtered animal species.

Animals	Infected organ Examined	Number of cyst examined	Fertile cysts examined ()	Fertile cysts with viable protoscoleces ()
Cows	Liver	69	18(26.08)	6(33.33)
	Lung	9	2(22.22)	0(0.00)
	Mesentery	1	0(0.00)	0(0.00)
	Heart & Kidney	6	0(0.00)	0(0.00)
Buffaloes	Liver	36	13(36.11)	4(13.76)
	Lung	21	8(38.09)	2(25.00)
	Mesentery	3	0(0.00)	0(0.00)
	Heart & Kidney	8	0(0.00)	0(0.00)
Sheep	Liver	12	7(58.33)	4(57.14)
	Lung	14	7(50.00)	3(50.00)
	Mesentery	1	0(0.00)	0(0.00)
	Heart & Kidney	5	0(0.00)	0(0.00)
Goats	Liver	3.00	0(0.00)	0(0.00)
	Lung	1.00	0(0.00)	0(0.00)