Table 3.
Overview of parasites detected coproscopically in wild boars in Denmark in 2014–2019 (n = 254)
| Parasite genera | No. of positive | Prevalence 95% CI | No. of enclosures with positive wild boars | Age ≤1a | Age >1a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence 95% CI |
Median egg/oocyst excretion [min – max] |
95% CI of mean intensity | Prevalence 95% CI |
Median egg/oocyst excretion [min – max] |
95% CI of mean intensity | ||||
| Eimeria spp. | 234 |
92.3 88.8; 95.5 |
8 |
92.1 85.2; 99.0 |
2760 [10−200,000] |
5,021; 23,257 |
87.9 81.3; 84.4 |
7,980 [10 - 378,000] |
15,884; 39,009 |
| Metastrongylus sp. | 202 |
79.5 74.5; 84.5 |
8 |
90.5 83.0; 98.0 |
130 [10−11,100] |
429; 1,512 |
66.7 57.2; 76.1 |
83 [10 - 16,500] |
184; 1,409 |
| Strongyles | 150 |
59.1 53.0; 65.1 |
7 |
52.4 39.7; 65.1 |
120 [10 – 3,900] |
217; 984 |
56.6 46.7; 66.5 |
48 [10 – 1,600] |
72; 250 |
| Capillaria sp. | 28 |
11.1 7.1; 14.9 |
3 |
14.3 5.4; 23.2 |
10.0 [10 - 20] |
8.8; 15.7 |
14.1 7.2; 21.1 |
10.0 [10 - 20] |
9.7; 14.6 |
| Ascaris suum | 27 |
10.6 6.8; 14.4 |
6 |
12.7 4.2; 21.2 |
3540 [0 – 10,740] |
0; 92,416 |
8.1 2.6; 13.5 |
953 [0 - 239] |
0; 2,969 |
| Trichuris suis | 22 |
8.7 5.2; 12.1 |
4 |
12.7 4.2; 21.2 |
25 [0 - 10.7] |
0; 83 |
20.2 0; 4.8 |
15 [0 - 0.7] |
0-79 |
| Cystoisospora suis | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | – | – | - | – | ||
| Strongyloidesransomi | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | – | – | – | - | ||
aA total of 36.1% of the examined wild boars were not included in the calculation of excretion per age