Research Article
Prevalence and Genotyping of Echinococcus Species from Livestock in Kajiado County, Kenya
Table 4
Condition and frequencies of Echinococcus spp. isolated cysts from cattle, goats, and sheep in Kajiado County.
| | | Condition of cysts (n (%) and Echinococcus spp. | | Livestock | Fertile | Sterile | Degenerated | Calcified |
| | Cattle | 37 (25.9%) (37 E. granulosus s. s.) | 60 (41.9%) (52 E. granulosus s. s., 3 E. ortleppi, 5 NC) | 20 (14%) (19 E. granulosus s. s., 1 E. canadensis (G6/7)) | 26 (18.2%) (23 E. granulosus s. s., 1 E. ortleppi, 1 E. canadensis (G6/7),1 NC) | | Goat | 21 (18.3%) (21 E. granulosus s. s.) | 3 (2.6%) (3 E. granulosus s. s.) | 31 (26.9%) (27 E. granulosus s. s., 4 E. canadensis (G6/7)) | 60 (52.2%) (33 E. granulosus s. s., 2 E. ortleppi, 13 E. canadensis (G6/7), 12 NC) | | Sheep | 66 (40.5%) (65 E. granulosus s. s.,1 E. canadensis (G6/7)) | 5 (3.1%) (5 E. granulosus s. s.) | 13 (7.9%) (11 E. granulosus s. s.,1 E. canadensis (G6/7), 1 NC) | 79 (48.5%) (60 E. granulosus s. s., 1 E. ortleppi, 5 E. canadensis (G6/7), 13 NC) | | Total | 124 | 68 | 64 | 165 |
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n = number of cysts
NC = Not characterised
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