Table 3.
Cysticercosis Infection Rate in Rats at Different Ages Extraparenchymally Inoculated with Activated Taenia solium Oncospheres
| Age of rats (days) | No. of rats with/without cysts (%) | No. of cysticerci detected, range (median) | P∗ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 15/3 (83) | 1–11 (3) | Ref |
| 18 | 6/3 (67) | 1–7 (1) | 0.35 |
| 26 | 2/6 (25) | 1 (1) | <0.01 |
Ref, reference group used to calculate the differences between groups.
∗
P value of the difference in proportion of infected rats using Fisher's exact test. It was different between rats of 26 days and 18 or 10 days of age.