Table 1.
Overall prevalence (%) of hydatidosis in various organs of slaughtered Cattle, Buffalo, Goat, and Sheep.
| Host | Overall prevalence | Site of infection | No. of cysts (%) | Kind of cysts (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Infected | Frequency (%) | Lung | Liver | Others | Single | Multiple | Fertile | Sterile | Calcified | Undeveloped | |
| Cattle | 3,845 | 132 | 3.43 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 103 (78) | 29(22) | 73 (55.3) | 31 (23.48) | 19 (14.39) | 9 (6.81) |
| Buffalo | 1,103 | 58 | 5.25 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 47 (81) | 11(19) | 48(82) | 5(8.62) | 4(6.89) | 1(1.72) |
| Goat | 4,307 | 76 | 1.76 | ✓ | ✓ | 68 (89) | 08 (11) | 37 (48.68) | 21 (27.63) | 15 (19.73) | 3 (3.94) | |
| Sheep | 1,545 | 34 | 2.20 | ✓ | ✓ | 34 (100) | – | 19 (55.88) | 3(8.82) | 7(20.58) | 5(14.7) | |
| Total | 10,800 | 300 | 2.77 | 252 (84) | 48 (16) | 177 (59) | 60 (20) | 45(15) | 18(6) | |||