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. 2015 Oct 29;53(5):611–618. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2015.53.5.611

Table 2.

Number of Globocephalus samoensis adult worms collected from the small intestine of wild boars captured in South Korea

Area Gender of wild boars No. of infected boars No. of adult worms
Female Male Total (average) F/M ratioa
Suncheon-si    Male 2 72 52 124 (62.0) 1.4
   Female 5 108 55 163 (32.6) 2.0
   Total 7 180 107 287 (41.0) 1.7
Gwangyang-si    Male 27 611 337 948 (35.1) 1.8
   Female 13 474 244 718 (55.2) 1.9
   Total 40 1,085 581 1,666 (41.7) 1.9
Boseong-gun    Male 0 0 0 0 (0.0) 0.0
   Female 4 90 47 137 (34.3) 1.9
   Total 4 90 47 137 (34.3) 1.9
Total    Male 29 683 389 1,072 (37.0) 1.8
   Female 22 672 346 1,018 (46.3) 1.9
   Total 51 1,355 735 2,090 (41.0) 1.8
a

Ratio of female to male.