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. 2023 Jun 29;21:269–276. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2023.06.010

Table 2.

Prevalence and parasitemia of Haemoproteus plataleae detected based on age, sex, habitat type, year, and season for white ibis (Eudocimus albus) sampled in south Florida from 2010 to 2022.


Parasite Prevalence
Parasitemia (%)
No. Positive/No. Sampled (%) 95% Confidence Interval (%) Median Range
Age Class
Adult 294/436 (67.4) 62.8–71.8 0.02 0.001–1.34
Juvenile 93/179 (52.0) 44.4–59.5 0.06 0.002–0.74



Age
1 yr 13/22 (59.1) 36.4–79.3 0.38 0.008–0.74
2 yr 15/41 (36.6) 22.1–53.1 0.13 0.006–0.4
3 yr 50/82 (61.0) 49.6–71.6 0.037 0.002–0.19
4+ (adult) 157/228 (68.8) 62.4–74.8 0.024 0.001–0.84



Sex
Female 196/318 (61.6) 56.0–67.0 0.026 0.001–0.84
Male 100/147 (68.0) 59.8–75.5 0.027 0.002–0.89



Habitat Type
Natural 74/120 (61.7) 52.4–70.4 0.027 0.002–0.42
Urban 326/516 (63.2) 58.8–67.4 0.024 0.001–2.16



Year
2010 15/22 (68.2) 45.1–86.1 0.021 0.001–2.16
2011 1/4 (25) 0.63–80.6 0.225 0.225–0.225
2012 19/42 (45.2) 29.8–61.3 0.010 0.002–0.442
2013 59/90 (65.6) 54.8–75.3 0.030 0.002–0.890
2014 70/104 (67.3) 57.4–76.2 0.024 0.001–1.34
2015 36/62 (58.1) 44.8–70.5 0.022 0.002–0.158
2016 140/199 (70.4) 63.5–76.6 0.026 0.002–0.42
2017 53/103 (51.5) 41.4–61.4 0.066 0.002–0.842
2022 7/10 (70) 34.8–93.3 0.009 0.001–0.13



Season
Fall 113/201 (56.2) 49.1–63.2 0.01 0.002–1.26
Spring 189/271 (69.7) 63.9–75.2 0.036 0.001–1.34
Summer 98/164 (59.8) 51.8–67.3 0.054 0.001–0.890