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

CI: confidence interval.