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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 30.
Published in final edited form as: Vet Parasitol. 2016 Oct 24;230:9–13. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2016.10.022

Table 3.

Ag-ELISA ratio in Taenia hydatigena positive pigs sampled at the Koudougou abattoir, Burkina Faso (n = 40).

Ratioa n Percentage (%)
Low 19 47.5
Medium 1 2.5
High 1 2.5
Very high 19b,c 47.5
a

Classes based on Ag-ELISA ratio: Low: 1 ≤ ratio < 2, Medium: 2 ≤ ratio < 5, , High: 5 ≤ ratio < 10, Very high: ratio ≥ 10 (Praet et al., 2010)

b

This class included all pigs with cysts perceived to be obvious T. hydatigena cysts (n = 13) upon post-mortem examination

c

This group included one pig with a confirmed T. solium cyst as well