Table 2.
Percent prevalence (95% confidence intervals in parentheses) and intensity (median and range in parentheses) of trematode infections in Hubert’s multimammate mice (Mastomys huberti) at post-mortem examination (infection intensity expressed as parasite counts) and Mini-FLOTAC analysis (infection intensity expressed as eggs per gram)
| Parasite | Infection | Adults (n = 80) | Juveniles (n = 9) | Total (n = 89) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males (n = 45) | Females (n = 35) | Males (n = 3) | Females (n = 6) | |||
| Plagiorchis sp. | ||||||
| Post-mortem | Prevalence (%) | 86.7 (73.4–94.1) | 85.7 (70.1–94.2) | 100 (38.3–100) | 100 (55.7–100) | 87.6 (79.0–93.1) |
| Intensity | 16 (1– > 61) | 26.5 (2– > 61) | 19 (3–45) | 21.5 (3– > 61) | 18 (1– > 61) | |
| Mini-FLOTAC | Prevalence (%) | 84.4 (70.9–92.6) | 85.7 (70.1–94.2) | 66.7 (20.2–94.4) | 100 (55.7–100) | 85.4 (76.5–91.4) |
| Intensity | 4687.5 (92–123,675) | 4,350 (25–134,900) | 2,962.5 (1725–2,475) | 5,212 (610–91,125) | 4,300 (25–134,900) | |
| Schistosoma mansoni | ||||||
| Post-mortem | Prevalence (%) | 24.4 (14.1–38.8) | 25.7 (14.0–42.3) | – | 16.7 (1.1–58.2) | 23.6 (15.9–33.5) |
| Intensity | 5 (20–35) | 17 (2–64)a | – | 2 (na) | 8 (2–64a) | |
| Mini-FLOTAC | Prevalence (%) | 22.2 (12.3–36.5) | 28.6 (16.2–45.2) | – | 16.7 (1.1–58.2) | 23.6 (15.9–33.5) |
| Intensity | 293.5 (50–1237) | 137.5 (15–900) | – | 600 (na) | 262 (15–1237) | |
| Echinostoma caproni | ||||||
| Post-mortem | Prevalence (%) | 20.0 (10.7–34.0) | 14.3 (5.8–29.9) | 33.3 (5.6–79.8) | – | 16.9 (10.4–26.1) |
| Intensity | 2 (1–32) | 5 (1–34) | 1 (na) | – | 2 (1–34) | |
| Mini-FLOTAC | Prevalence (%) | 26.7 (15.8–41.2) | 14.3 (5.8–29.9) | 33.3 (5.6–79.8) | – | 20.2 (13.1–29.8) |
| Intensity | 135 (18–52,275) | 315 (37–1,375) | 675 (na) | – | 232 (18–52,275) | |
| Anchitrema sp. | ||||||
| Post-mortem | Prevalence (%) | 2.2 (0–12.6) | 5.7 (0.6–19.6) | – | – | 3.4 (0.7–9.9) |
| Intensity | 9 (na) | 12.5 (1–24) | – | – | 9 (1–24) | |
| Mini-FLOTAC | Prevalence (%) | – | 2.9 (0–15.8) | – | – | 1.1 (0–0.7) |
| Intensity | – | 750 (na) | – | – | 750 (na) | |
aOne pair was formed of S. mansoni male and S. haematobium/S. bovis hybrid female [13]; however, only eggs with lateral spine, identified as S. mansoni eggs, were observed
Abbreviation: na, not applicable