Table 3.
Development, prevalence and mean intensity of infection ofDipylidium caninummetacestodes inCtenocephalides felis felis
|
Fleas |
Number of metacestodes |
Infection |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days post-pupation | No. examined |
Position of rostellar hooks |
Total | Prevalence (%) | Average intensity in infected fleas | |||
| None1 | Scattered2 | Organizing3 | Organized4, 5 | |||||
|
7 |
100 |
161 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
161 |
43 |
3.74 |
|
10 |
100 |
49 |
148 |
1 |
0 |
198 |
40 |
4.95 |
|
13 |
100 |
19 |
81 |
1 |
0 |
101 |
42 |
2.40 |
|
16 |
100 |
15 |
45 |
3 |
2 |
65 |
21 |
3.10 |
|
19 |
100 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
21 |
12 |
1.75 |
|
22 |
100 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
5 |
1.80 |
|
25 |
100 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1.00 |
| 29 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 No rostellar hooklest present (non-infective).
2 Hooklets visible (non-infective).
3 Some scattered hooklets still visible but starting to migrate to a single point (non-infective).
4 Hooklets organizing into characteristic circle/rosette shape (possibly infective), or 5 rostellum with organized hooklets clearly visible (infective).