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. 2012 Dec 14;7(12):e50971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050971

Table 1. Summary of differences in parasitism between E. quagga populations.

Etosha Kruger Literature Source
No. Nematoda spp. 21 32 [41]
No. Strongylinae spp. 1 6 [41]
Nematode prevalence >98% 100% [40], [112]
No. Ixodidae tick spp. 4 7 [42], [43]
Anthrax seasonality Wet season Dry season [36][38], [113]
Anthrax frequency Annual Periodic [36][38]
Main species affected Plains zebra Greater kudu [36], [38], [113]

Parasitism characterized by population (Etosha vs. Kruger) in terms of the number of documented nematode species from the phylum Nematoda and the Subfamily Strongylinae, prevalence of strongyle nematodes (Order: Strongylida), number of tick species (Family: Ixodidae), seasonality of anthrax outbreaks in plains ungulates, approximate frequency of anthrax outbreaks, and the main host species affected by anthrax in terms of the highest number of recorded anthrax mortalities.