Table 2.

Number infected and median Trichinella spp. larvae per g (LPG) in tongues of Florida panthers determined by tissue digestion according to year collected

Year sampled	Number of samples	Number infected (%; 95% CI)	Median LPG (SE; min–max)
2000	1	0 (0.0%; 0.0%–0.0%)	0.0 (0.0; 0.0–0.0)
2001	8	1 (12.5%; 0.6%–50.0%)	1.2 (NA; 1.2–1.2)
2002	7	0 (0.0%; 0.0%–0.0%)	0.0 (0.0; 0.0–0.0)
2004	14	4 (28.6%; 10.4%–57.4%)	1.2 (0.6; 0.2–2.4)
2005	10	4 (40.0%; 15.0%–70.9%)	5.1 (81.3; 0.8–329.0)
2006	12	4 (33.3%; 12.3%–63.0%)	1.8 (5.5; 0.2–23.0)
2007	16	3 (18.8%; 5.3%–43.6%)	7.2 (3.3; 0.2–11.6)
2008	9	2 (22.2%; 4.1%–55.8%)	0.8 (0.0; 0.8–0.8)
2009	14	0 (0.0%; 0.0%–0.0%)	0.0 (0.0; 0.0–0.0)
2010	19	5 (26.3%; 11.0%–50.0%)	0.4 (0.7; 0.2–3.8)
2011	2	1 (50.0%; 2.5%–97.5%)	0.5 (NA; 0.5–0.5)
Total	112	24	1.0 (13.6; 0.2–329.0)