Fasciola hepatica coinfection modifies the morphological and immunological features of Echinococcus granulosus cysts in cattle

Table 4 **Presence or absence of adventitial layer features of ECs with and withoutFasciola hepaticacoinfection.**

	Laminated layer disorganization		Necrosis between the laminated and adventitial layer
	Absence	Presence	Absence	Presence
Co-infected	24**	11**	13	22
Non-co-infected	61**	89**	39	111

	Calcifications		Host cells in the germinal layer
	Absence	Presence	Absence	Presence
Co-infected	30	5	26	9
Non-co-infected	108	42	102	48

EC: Echinococcus cyst.
Statistical significance at p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001, Fisher’s exact test.

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