Table 1 Cyst location, dimensions and scolex numbers.

Lamb 1

Female

8 months

1

Right temporal lobe

4.1 × 5.9

74

Lamb 2

Female

9 months

1

Left parietal lobe

5.3 × 6.6

147

Lamb 3

Female

9 months

2

Left occipital lobe

4.2 × 5.3

92

Left parietal lobe

3.7 × 4.2

Lamb 4

Male

8 months

2

Right temporal lobe

Left parietal lobe

2.4 × 3.3

23

Lamb 5

Male

8 months

2

Left temporal lobe

2.9 × 3.7

69

Cerebellum

3.1 × 3.8

Lamb 6

Male

9 months

1

Right temporal lobe

2.4 × 3.6

50

Lamb 7

Male

10 months

3

Thalamus

2.9 × 3.7

157

Right parietal lobe (2)

4.3 × 4.9–5.1 × 5.5

Lamb 8

Male

10 months

1

Left occipital lobe

4.4 × 5.1

82

Sheep 1

Female

17 months

2

Right temporal lobe

2.8 × 3.3

98

Left parietal lobe

4.7 × 5.1

Sheep 2

Female

20 months

1

Left temporal lobe

6.4 × 6.9

151

Sheep 3

Female

25 months

3

Right temporal lobe

3 × 4

164

Left parietal lobe

2.9 × 3.1

Right parietal lobe

4.3 × 5.6

Sheep 4

Female

28 months

2

Right Frontal Lobe

5.8 × 7.6

131

Left parietal lobe

3.1 × 4.7

Sheep 5

Male

22 months

1

Left parietal lobe

2.6 × 3.4

77

Sheep 6

Male

26 months

1

Left temporal lobe

5 × 5.6

90

Sheep 7

Male

28 months

2

Right frontal lobe

Cerebellum

4.8 × 5.3

119

Sheep 8

Male

29 months

2

Right temporal lobe

2.9 × 3

156

Left parietal lobe

3.4 × 4.1

Sheep 9

Male

29 months

2

Right occipital Lobe

2.5 × 2.8

148

Cerebellum

4.2 × 4.6

Sheep 10

Male

32 months

1

Left parietal lobe

5.2 × 5.5

87