Table 1. Prevalence of Oesophagostomum spp. in nine primate host species (including humans) in and near Kibale National Park, Uganda, based on microscopy and PCR.
Number positive | Prevalence (95% CI) | ||||
Species | N | Microscopy | PCR | Microscopy | PCR |
BM (Blue monkey) | 33 | 10 | 24 | 30.3 (17–47) | 72.7 (56–85) |
BW (Black and white colobus) | 37 | 8 | 21 | 21.6 (11–37) | 56.8 (41–71) |
CH (Chimpanzee) | 30 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 (42–75) | 100 (86–100) |
GM (Gray-cheeked mangabey) | 42 | 17 | 39 | 40.5 (27–56) | 92.9 (80–98) |
HU (Human) | 36 | 3 | 9 | 8.3 (2–23) | 25.0 (14–41) |
LM (L'hoest monkey) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 75.0 (40–94) | 100 (63–100) |
OB (Olive baboon) | 27 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 (48–81) | 100 (85–100) |
RC (Red colobus) | 64 | 11 | 26 | 17.2 (10–28) | 40.6 (29–53) |
RT (Red-tailed guenon) | 41 | 21 | 38 | 51.2 (36–66) | 92.7 (80–98) |
TOTAL | 318 | 112 | 222 | 35.2 (30–40) | 69.8 (65–75) |