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. 2020 Apr 23;12:34–41. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.04.005

Table 2.

Summary of trypanosome subspecies/species diversity in mammalian wildlife species in Kafue National Park.

Species Population estimate in KNPb Number (n) ITS1-PCR/NGS
ITS1-PCR/NGS and SRA-PCR
Trypanosome prevalence in wildlife species (%)
T. congolense T. simiae T. godfreyi T. theileri T. b brucei T. b. rhodesiense
Hartebeest 6265 47 2 1 6.4
Sable antelope 14,314 8 1 1 1(1)a 37.5
Buffalo 8534 53 1 1 5(0)a 13.2
Vevert Monkey N/A 1 1(0)a 100
Warthog 9143 17 1 1 11.8
Lion N/A 4 1 25
Wild dog N/A 2 1 50
Impala 25,847 106 1 2 2.8
Cheetah N/A 1 0
Red Lechwe 12,290 9 1 11.1
a

Numbers between brackets represent the number of heads positive for both ITS-PCR/NGS and SRA-PCR.