Table 3. Prevalence in Oesophagostomum species and subspecies at Sebitoli and Kanyawara as determined by PCR.
| SEBITOLI | KANYAWARA | |
|---|---|---|
| CHIMPANZEES | ||
| Oesophagostomum spp. | 87.2% (34/39) | 83.3% (15/18) (1) |
| O. stephanostomum | 94.1% (32/34) | 73.3% (11/15) * |
| O. bifurcum | 5.9% (2/34) | 33.3% (5/15) * |
| Oesophagostomum sp. | 0% (0/34) | 0% (0/15) |
| BABOONS | ||
| Oesophagostomum spp. | 93.3% (14/15) | 100% (27/27) (2) |
| O. stephanostomum | 0% (0/14) | 0% (0/12) |
| O. bifurcum | 85.7% (12/14) | 100% (12/12) |
| Oesophagostomum sp. | 14.3% (2/14) | 0% (0/12) |
| BLACK AND WHITE COLOBUS | ||
| Oesophagostomum spp. | 22.7% (5/22) | 56.8% (21/37) (2) |
| O. stephanostomum | 80.0% (4/5) | 40% (2/5) |
| O. bifurcum | 20.0% (1/5) | 0% (0/5) |
| Oesophagostomum sp. | 0% (0/5) | 60% (3/5) |
| HUMANS | ||
| Oesophagostomum spp. | 10.3% (4/39) | 25% (9/36) (2) |
| O. stephanostomum | 100% (4/4) | 0% (0/6) |
| O. bifurcum | 0% (0/4) | 0% (0/6) |
| Oesophagostomum sp. | 0% (0/4) | 100% (6/6) |
* One chimpanzee was co-infected by both O. stephanostomum and O. bifurcum.