Research Article
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Lungworm Infection in Small Ruminants in Selected Districts of Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Table 3
Prevalence and identified lungworm species of small ruminants (
) in study area.
| Species of lungworm | Worms in sheep | Worms in goat | No. of positive | Prevalence | 95% CI |
| Dictyocaulus filaria | 83 | 31 | 114 | 15.4% | 10.2–19.8 | Protostrongylus rufescens | 50 | 18 | 68 | 9.2% | 6.8–14.2 | Muellerius capillaris | 44 | 13 | 57 | 7.7% | 4.3–11.5 | Mixed infection | 21 | 11 | 32 | 4.3% | 1.8–7.3 | D. filaria and P. rufescens | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2.5% | 1.2–4.1 | D. filaria and M. capillaris | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1.7% | 0.8–3.4 | Total | 198 | 73 | 271 | 36.5% | 29.8–42.4 |
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CI: confidence interval.
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