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. 2016 Mar 23;11(3):e0151725. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151725

Table 2. Monthly identification rates of bovine T. saginata cysticercus in Gauteng Province (South Africa), 2010–2013.

Month Number of carcasses inspected Number of Bovine cysticercosis Positive carcasses Percentage (95% CI*) of Bovine cysticercosis Positive carcasses
January 100,581 535 0.53 (0.49, 0.58)
February 102,738 546 0.53 (0.49, 0.58)
March 117,741 440 0.37 (0.34, 0.41)
April 111,914 785 0.70 (0.65, 0.75)
May 119,218 1, 067 0.89 (0.90, 1.02)
June 116,059 902 0.78 (0.73, 0.83)
July 122,039 948 0.78 (0.73, 0.83)
August 120,025 1, 020 0.85 (0.80, 0.90)
September 112,709 825 0.73 (0.68, 0.78)
October 121,230 1, 071 0.88 (0.83, 0.94)
November 125,759 847 0.67 (0.63, 0.72)
December 144,992 934 0.64 (0.60, 0.69)

*CI: 95% Confidence interval