Table 1.
Prevalence of Haemosporida in AWBP whooping cranes (WHCR) and three populations of sandhill cranes (SACR). Overall prevalences (%) are given for each species, and prevalences for age (juvenile or adult) and sex (male, female or unknown) are given for each population
| Population | N | Haemoproteus antigonis | Plasmodium | Leucocytozoon | All Haemosporida |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHCR | 61 | 57·4 (44·6, 70·2) | 29·5 (17·7, 41·3) | 4·9 (0·0, 10·5) | 83·6 (74·0, 93·2) |
| Female | 24 | 66·7 | 33·3 | 8·3 | 95·8 |
| Male | 26 | 46 | 64·6 | 0 | 76·9 |
| Unknown | 11 | 63·6 | 9·1 | 9·1 | 72·7 |
| Juvenile | 22 | 13·6 | 68·2 | 9·1 | 81·8 |
| Adult | 39 | 82·1 | 7·7 | 2·6 | 84·6 |
| SACR | 102 | 39·2 (29·6, 48·9) | 6·9 (1·9, 11·9) | 3·9 (0·1, 7·8) | 45·1 (35·3, 54·9) |
| Panhandle | 47 | 57·5 (42·8, 72·1) | 4·3 (0·0, 10·3) | 2·1 (0·0, 6·4) | 59·6 (45·0, 74·1) |
| Female | 6 | 33·3 | 0 | 16·7 | 33·3 |
| Male | 29 | 51·7 | 3·5 | 0 | 51·7 |
| Unknown | 12 | 83·3 | 8·3 | 0 | 91·7 |
| Juvenile | 32 | 65·6 | 4·3 | 3·1 | 68·8 |
| Adult | 15 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Gulf Coast | 22 | 50 (27·3, 72·7) | 18·2 (0·7, 35·7) | 9·1 (0·0, 22·1) | 63·6 (41·8, 85·5) |
| Female | 8 | 62·5 | 37·5 | 0 | 75 |
| Male | 14 | 42·9 | 7·1 | 14·3 | 57·1 |
| Juvenile | 5 | 80 | 20 | 0 | 80 |
| Adult | 17 | 41·2 | 17·7 | 11·8 | 58·8 |
| New Mexico | 33 | 6·1 (0·0, 14·7) | 3 (0·0, 9·2) | 3 (0·0, 9·2) | 12·1 (0·4, 23·9) |
| Female | 14 | 0 | 7·1 | 0 | 7·1 |
| Male | 19 | 10·5 | 0 | 5·3 | 15·8 |
| Juvenile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adult | 30 | 6·7 | 3·3 | 3·3 | 13·3 |
The 95% confidence intervals are given in parentheses.