Table 3:
Frequency and prevalence of helminthes in Mus musculus according to sex of rodents and infected organs
| Organ | Helminth species | Gender | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (No.= 41) | Female (No.= 22) | (No.: = 63) | |||||
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | ||
| Small intestine | Moniliformis moniliformis | 3 | 7.3 | 3 | 13.6 | 6 | 9.5 |
| Streptopharagus kuntzi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Hymenolepis nana fraterna | 3 | 7.3 | 4 | 18.2 | 7 | 11.1 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Heligmosomum sp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Paranoplocepbala sp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Large intestine and cecum | Trichuris sp. | 9 | 22 | 5 | 22.7 | 14 | 22.2 |
| Trichuris rombomidis | 1 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Syphacia frederici | 10 | 24.4 | 12 | 54.5 | 22 | 34.9 | |
| Aspicularis tetraptera | 2 | 4.9 | 5 | 22.7 | 7 | 11.1 | |
| Capillaria hepaiica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 | |
| Liver | Cysticercus fasciolaris | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Stomach | Spiruridae gen. sp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 1 | 1.6 |
| * Total Infection | 21 | 51.2 | 18 | 81.8 | 39 | 61.9 | |
*
In some cases co-infection with two or more parasites were found.