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. 2025 Jun 4;12:1501940. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2025.1501940

Table 8.

Summary of parasite zoonotic distributions in different organs at post-mortem inspection.

Parasite Organ PP (%) N 95%CI I 2 tau2 Test of heterogeneity
Q, d.f., and P value
Hydatosis and C. bovis Lung 29 11 (11–56%) 98 3.4
Hydatosis and C. bovis Liver 20 13 (11–36%) 96 1.94 282.80, 12, and <0.0001
Hydatosis and C. bovis Heart 8 17 (4–15%) 95 2.23 340.1, 16, and <0.0001
C. bovis Shoulder 32 6 (27–37%) 55 0.039 11.21, 5, and 0.0474
C. bovis Masseter 19 10 (16–22%) 66 0.045 26.72, 9, and 0.0016
C. bovis Tongue 21 10 (15–30%) 83 0.43 53.32, 9, and 0.000
C. bovis Diaphragm 6 6 (3–14%) 98 0.98 46.5, 5, and 0.0001
C. bovis Lung 1 11* (2) (0–4%) 0 0 629.82, 1, and <0.0001
Hydatosis Lung 51 (38–64%) 99 0.54
C. bovis Liver 8 13* (2) (2–26%) 97 2.58 6.62, 1, and 0.0101
Hydatosis Liver 36 (29–44%) 82 0.17
C. bovis Heart 14 17* (2) (7–26%) 96 1.76 6.35, 1, and 0.0117
Hydatosis Heart 3 (1–8%) 93 1.6
Hydatosis Kidney 2 6 (1–6%) 96 1.46