Table 1.
Prevalence of apicomplexan parasites in heart and breast muscles of rock pigeons.
| Parasite | Samples | Sex | Number of samples (n) |
Positive samples (n) |
Sex-wise prevalence | Organ-wise prevalence | Overall prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. gondii | Breast positivity rate | Male | 30 | 7 | 23.3% | 35.1% | 35.1% |
| Female | 24 | 12 | 50% | ||||
| Heart positivity rate | Male | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | 28.8% | ||
| Female | 22 | 8 | 36.4% | ||||
| Heart & breast positivity rate | Male | 23 | 5 | 21.7% | 28.8% | ||
| Female | 22 | 8 | 36.4% | ||||
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| N. caninum | Breast positivity rate | Male | 30 | 2 | 6.6% | 7.4% | 9.2% |
| Female | 24 | 2 | 8.3% | ||||
| Heart positivity rate | Male | 23 | 2 | 8.6% | 6.6% | ||
| Female | 22 | 1 | 4.5% | ||||
| Heart & breast positivity rate | Male | 23 | 2 | 8.6 | 11.1% | ||
| Female | 22 | 3 | 13.6 | ||||