Table 1.
Number (%) of worms recovered in cattle in three transmission sites in Mali according to the season of collection and their localization (veins surrounding the small intestine or the cecum).
| Cattle examined | Cattle infected | p-value | Worms collected in veins surrounding small intestine | p-value | Worms collected in veins surrounding the caecum | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Area | ||||||||
| Bamako | CBS | 140 | 31 (22.1) | p < 0.0001 | 28 (20.0) | p < 0.0001 | 3 (2.1) | p < 0.0001 |
| SS | 175 | 27 (15.4) | 27 (15.4) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Total | 315 | 58 (18.4) | 55 (17.5) | 3 (0.9) | ||||
| Kayes | KS | 83 | 37 (44.6) | 36 (43.4) | 17 (20.5) | |||
| Total | 83 | 37 (44.6) | 36 (43.4) | 17 (20.5) | ||||
| Season | ||||||||
| Rainy | 268 | 69 (25.7) | p = 0.12 | 65 (24.3) | p = 0.2 | 20 (7.5) | p < 0.0001 | |
| Dry | 130 | 26 (20.0) | 26 (20.0) | 0 (0) | ||||
| Total | 398 | 95 (23.9) | 91 (22.9) | 20 (5.0) |
CBS; Central Bamako Slaughterhouse; SS: Sabalibougou Slaughterhouses; KS: Kayes Slaughterhouse.