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.