Table 2.
Parasite | Locality | n/N | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | χ2 Test Value |
Intensity of Infection * | |||||
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Mean | GM | Median | Range | Mann–Whitney U-Test Value | ||||||
Eimeria | ||||||||||
E. debliecki | urban area | 9/40 | 22.5 (12.1–37.7) |
χ2 = 2.1 p = 0.15 |
367 | 267 | 300 | 100–900 | - | |
suburban area | 1/16 | 6.3 (0.01–30.3) |
400 | 400 | 400 | 400–400 | ||||
E. suis | urban area | 10/40 | 25.0 (14.0–40.4) |
χ2 = 4.9 p = 0.03 |
425 | 331 | 425 | 100–800 | - | |
suburban area | 0/16 | 0.0 (0.0–22.7) |
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E. polita | urban area | 4/40 | 10.0 (3.4–23.6) |
χ2 = 0.2 p = 0.66 |
125 | 93 | 75 | 50–300 | - | |
suburban area | 1/16 | 6.3 (0.01–30.3) |
650 | 650 | 650 | 650–650 | ||||
E. scabra | urban area | 4/40 | 10.0 (3.4–23.6) |
χ2 = 0.07 p = 0.78 |
313 | 168 | 250 | 50–700 | U = 3.0 p = 0.80 |
|
suburban area | 2/16 | 12.5 (2.2–37.3) |
350 | 245 | 350 | 100–600 | ||||
Isospora suis | urban area | 3/40 | 7.5 (1.9–20.6) |
χ2 = 1.3 p = 0.26 |
217 | 208 | 200 | 150–300 | - | |
suburban area | 0/16 | 0.0 (0.0–22.7) |
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Eimeria total |
urban area | 19/40 | 47.5 (32.9–62.5) |
χ2 = 4.0 p = 0.04 |
524 | 332 | 250 | 50–1800 | Z = 0.24 p = 0.79 |
|
suburban area | 3/16 | 18.8 (5.8–43.8) |
583 | 402 | 650 | 100–1000 | ||||
Nematodes | ||||||||||
Oesophagostomum dentatum | urban area | 2/40 | 5.0 (0.5–17.4) |
χ2 = 2.7 p = 0.10 |
4 | 3 | 4 | 3–4 | U = 2.5 p = 0.80 |
|
suburban area | 3/16 | 18.8 (5.8–43.8) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1–5 | ||||
Ascaris suum | urban area | 2/40 | 5.0 (0.5–17.4) |
χ2 = 0.1 p = 0.32 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1–3 | U = 1.5 p = 0.67 |
|
suburban area | 2/16 | 12.5 (2.2–37.3) |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2–3 | ||||
Nematodes total |
urban area | 4/40 | 10.0 (3.4–23.6) |
χ2 = 2.1 p = 0.15 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 1–4 | U = 7.5 p = 0.89 |
|
suburban area | 4/16 | 25.0 (9.7–50.0) |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1–7 |
n—number of infected animals; N—total number of animals included in the study. * OPG—oocyst per gram (protozoa) or number of adult parasites in the host (nematodes). GM—geometric mean.