Table 5.
Quantitative data on the occurrence of Setaria cervi in host animals including information regarding sex and developmental stages
| Host animals | Moose (M) | Red deer (RD) | Sika deer(SD) | Roe deer | Fallow deer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of examined hosts | 1 | 26 | 44 | 22 | 3 |
| No. of infected hosts | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Prevalence (%) | 100.0 | 38.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean intensity of infection (min-max) | 3.0 | 1.7 (1–3) | 2.0 (1–3) | 0 | 0 |
| Numbers of Setaria cervi females and males dissected from each of 24 host animals including nematode localization in the host organism | |||||
| Adult females (three hosts) | 3AD♀ M1/I | 2AD♀ RD1/L | |||
| 2AD♀ RD3/I | |||||
| Adult and juvenile or larval females only (two hosts) | 1AD♀ + 1L5♀ RD4/L | ||||
| 1AD♀ + 1L4♀ RD2/P+L | |||||
| Juvenile females and a male (one host) | 2L5♀ + 1♂ SD1/I | ||||
| Juvenile or larval females only (five hosts) | 2L5♀ + 1L4♀ RD5/I | 1L4♀ SD2/L | |||
| 1L5♀ RD6/P | |||||
| 1L4♀ RD7/L | |||||
| 1L4♀ RD8/L | |||||
| Males only (two hosts) | 1♂ RD9/L | ||||
| 2♂ RD10/L | |||||
AD♀, adult female; L5♀, fifth-stage juvenile female; L4♀, fourth-stage female larva; ♂, male; I, surface of intestines; L, surface of liver; P, surface of pericardium.