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. 2024 Jan 26;14(3):408. doi: 10.3390/ani14030408

Table 2.

The prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal parasite infection in wild boars according to region.

Parasite Locality n/N Prevalence (%) (95% CI) χ2 Test
Value
Intensity of Infection *
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)
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)
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.