Table 2. Comparisons of the prevalence of hookworm-like eggs and of the corrected parasite loads between different sites within Kibale National Park, Uganda.
SEBITOLI | KANYAWARA | NGOGO | DURA | |||
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(1)* | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | ||
Method | 10% formalin smears | 10% formalin smears | Sedimented feces smears | 10% formalin smears | 10% formalin smears | Fecal flotation |
CHIMPANZEES | 77.2% (N = 228) | 45.8% (N = 203) | - | - | 49% (N = 121) | - |
692.6 ± 972.2 epg (N = 176) | 431.7 ± 574.3 epg (N = 93) | |||||
BABOONS | 71.1% (N = 97) | - | 66.7% (N = 27) | - | - | 85% (N = 41) |
BLACK AND WHITE COLOBUS | 2.1% (N = 96) | - | 21.6% (N = 37) | 6.1% (N = 476) | - | - |
HUMANS | 6.4% (N = 326) | - | 8.3% (N = 36) | - | - | - |
* Comparison in parasitic loads between Sebitoli and Kanyawara sites is available for chimpanzees since a same methodology was performed during comparable seasons (N wet/Sebitoli: 82 samples; N dry/sebitoli: 146; N wet/Kanyawara: 90 samples; N dry/Kanyawara: 113).