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

Table 4. Characteristics of abattoirs and animal sources in Gauteng Province (South Africa) between 2010 and 2013.

Variable Number positive for bovine cysticercosis Number carcasses inspected Number of bovine cysticercosis positive carcasses Percentage (95% CI*) of Bovine cysticercosis positive carcasses
Class of the abattoir
  Low Throughput 34 68,217 34 0.05 (0.03, 0.07)
  High Throughput 9,886 1,356,708 9,886 0.73 (0.71, 0.74)
  Source of animals
  Non-feedlot 9,920 1,373,229 9,920 0.72 (0.71, 0.74)
  Feedlot 5,704 497,412 5,704 1.15 (1.12, 1.18)
  Meat inspection service provider
  Independent service provider 9,554 1,292,654 9,554 0.74 (0.72, 0.75)
  Service provided by owner 366 122,351 366 0.30 (0.27, 0.33)

*CI: Confidence interval