Table 1.

Distributions of carcasses inspected, TB-like lesions and AFB positive lesions for the 22 abbatoirs accross 5 provinces of the coastal region of Ecuador included in this study (% values of the total number of inspected carcasses).

Province/Abbatoir	Number of inspected carcasses	Number of carcasses with TB-like lesions	% carcasses with TB-like lesions (IC 95%)	Number of carcasses with AFB positive lesions	% carcasses with AFB positive lesions (IC 95%)
Total	5.803	795	13.69 (12.81–14.58)	178	3.06 (2.62–3.51)
El Oro	386	56	14.50 (2.27–28.63)	18	4.66 (2.55–6.77)
Arenillas	78	16	20.51	7	8.97
Pasaje	151	15	9.93	4	2.65
Santa Rosa	157	25	15.92	7	4.46
Esmeraldas	984	69	7.01	15	1.52 (0.75–2.29)
Esmeraldas	984	69	7.01	15	1.52
Guayas	2.578	395	15.32 (11.35–27.76)	107	4.15 (3.38–4.92)
Balzar	217	46	21.2	9	4.15
Bucay	214	23	10.75	7	3.27
Daule	216	66	30.56	25	11.57
El Triunfo	133	33	24.81	7	5.26
Guayaquil	541	50	9.24	7	1.29
Lomas de Sargentillo	123	28	22.76	6	4.88
Naranjal	561	88	15.69	31	5.53
Nobol	457	18	3.94	4	0.88
Yaguachi	116	43	37.07	11	9.48
Los Rios	132	30	22.73 (15.48–29.97)	10	7.58 (3.0–12.14)
Ventanas	132	30	22.73	10	7.58
Manabí	1723	245	14.21 (12.56–15.87)	28	1.62 (1.02–2.22)
Charapotó	200	28	14	8	4.00
Chone	229	18	7.86	2	0.87
Jipijapa	105	15	14.29	1	0.95
Portoviejo	295	20	6.78	5	1.69
24 de Mayo	17	13	76.47	2	11.76
Bolívar	177	55	31.07	3	1.69
El Carmen	324	51	15.74	1	0.31
Junín	260	21	8.07	4	1.54
Rocafuerte	116	24	20.68	2	1.72