Table 3.
Prevalence and intensity of Fasciola hepatica infection found by coprological analyses in pigs of different zones of the Northern Bolivian Altiplano human hyperendemic area and comparison with local prevalences in sheep and cattle from the same zones.
Locality | Endemic zone | Pig |
Sheepb |
Cattleb |
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Prevalence |
Intensity |
Prevalence |
Prevalence |
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No. analyzed/infected | % | Range (epg) | Mean (epg) | No. analyzed/infected (%) | No. analyzed/infected (%) | ||
Batallas | Batallas | 10/7 | 70.0a | 4–67 | 25.4 | 135/76 (56.3) | 303/45 (14.8) |
Chijipata Alto | Batallas | 1/0 | 0.0 | – | – | 35/21 (60.0) | 55/24 (43.6) |
Ancocagua | Pucarani | 8/5 | 62.5a | 5–37 | 23.8 | 170/97 (57.1) | 195/22 (11.3) |
Tambillo | Tambillo-Lacaya | 6/1 | 16.7a | 11 | 11.0 | 230/113 (49.1) | 50/2 (4.0) |
Caleria | Tambillo-Lacaya | 1/0 | 0.0 | – | – | 53/43 (81.1) | 43/3 (7.0) |
Korila | Tambillo-Lacaya | 2/0 | 0.0 | – | – | 47/41 (87.2) | – |
Chiripujo | Tambillo-Lacaya | 2/1 | 50.0 | 23 | 23.0 | – | 141/17 (12.0) |
Lacaya Baja | Tambillo-Lacaya | 7/0 | 0.0 | – | – | 100/64 (64.0) | 43/3 (7.0) |
Chojasihui | Huacullani | 5/0 | 0.0 | – | – | 100/70 (70.0) | 29/9 (31.0) |
Huacullani | Huacullani | 27/5 | 18.5a | 1–7 | 2.8 | 120/81 (67.5) | 210/95 (45.2) |
Queroni | Huacullani | 14/2 | 14.3 | 9–21 | 15.0 | 100/70 (70.0) | – |
TOTAL | 73/21 | 28.7a | 1–67 | 17.1 | 920/582 (63.7) | 768/148 (19.3) |
Significantly different vs. sheep and cattle, determined by chi-square test (P < 0.05).
Local data from various sources - see references noted in Mas-Coma et al. [36].