Table 3.
Fisher exact tests for the proportion of C. daubneyi and F. hepatica infected G. truncatula snails harbouring cercarial stages of each respective parasite.
| May/Jun | Jul/Aug | Sep | Oct | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. daubneyi | Cercariae harbouring snails | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total infected snails | 5 | 16 | 12 | 3 | |
| Percentage of infected snails harbouring cercariae | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 | |
| F. hepatica | Cercariae harbouring snails | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| Total infected snails | 10 | 22 | 17 | 1 | |
| Percentage of infected snails harbouring cercariae | 30 | 50 | 82.35 | 100 | |
| χ 2 | 1.39 | 6.877 | 5.723 | 1.875 | |
| Sig. | 0.520 | 0.009 | 0.034 | 0.400 | |