TABLE 3. Association between household latrine status and detection of Taenia solium in pigs by two methods*: Maceda, Peru, 1988.
| Household latrine status |
No. of households |
No. of households with pigs |
Households with pigs positive for T. solium |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By EITB |
By tongue examination |
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| No. | % | No. | % | |||
| With latrine | 31 | 25 | 20 | 80 | 19† | 76 |
| Without latrine | 42 | 27 | 16 | 59 | 9 | 33 |
| Total | 73 | 52 | 36 | 69 | 28 | 54 |
Enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) and tongue examination, both performed by veterinarians.
Significantly associated with latrines, p < 0.05 by the chi-square test.