Table 1.

Observed prevalence, mean abundance (±SE), mean infection intensity (±SE) and intensity of infection range (min-max), of helminths retrieved in the sampled guignas.

	Organsa	Prevalence		Mean abundance	Mean infection intensity	Infection intensity range
		IG/AGb	% (CI)c
Parasitized guignas		27/33	81.8 (67.9–95.7)
Gastrointestinal parasites		27/32	84.4 (71.1–97.7)
Toxascaris leonina	E, S, SI, LI	18/32	56.3 (38.1–74.4)	6.25 ± 3.31	11.11 ± 5.68	1–103
Toxocara cati	E, SI, LI	12/32	37.5 (19.8–55.2)	1.28 ± 0.38	3.42 ± 0.67	1–8
Uncinaria stenocephala	SI, LI	12/32	37.5 (19.8–55.2)	7.5 ± 3.62	20 ± 8.71	1–105
Taenia sp.	E, SI, LI	9/32	28.1 (11.7–44.6)	0.31 ± 0.09	1.11 ± 0.11	1–2
Hydatigera taeniaeformis	E SI	9/32	28.1 (11.7–44.6)	0.72 ± 0.31	2.56 ± 0.85	1–9
Spirometra sp.	SI	6/32	18.8 (4.5–33)	0.44 ± 0.17	2.33 ± 0.33	1–3
Spirometra mansonoides	E, SI, LI	4/32	12.5 (0.4–24.6)	0.78 ± 0.49	6.25 ± 2.84	2–14
Diphyllobothriidea	SI, LI	4/32	12.5 (0.4–24.6)	0.31 ± 0.22	2.5 ± 1.5	1–7
Molineus sp.	SI	1/32	3.1 (0–9.5)	0.03 ± 0.03	1	1
Capillarinae gen. sp.	E	1/32	3.1 (0–9.5)	0.03 ± 0.03	1	1
Cardiorespiratory parasites		12/32	37.5 (19.8–55.2)
Aelurostrongylus abstrusus	L	6/32	18.8 (4.5–33)	1.53 ± 1.16	8.17 ± 5.8	1–37
Troglostrongylus sp.	T, L	5/32	15.6 (2.3–28.9)	1.16 ± 0.79	7.4 ± 4.41	1–24
Angiostrongylus sp.	H	4/32	12.5 (0.4–24.6)	0.13 ± 0.06	1	1
Eucoleus aerophilus	T, L	3/32	9.4 (0–20.1)	0.25 ± 0.19	2.67 ± 1.67	1–6
Oslerus sp	L	2/32	6.3 (0–15.1)	2.78 ± 2.42	44.5 ± 32.5	12–77

^aAnatomic location of the endoparasites: E, esophagus; S, stomach; SI, small intestine; LI, large intestine; T, trachea; L, lungs; H, heart.

^bInfected guignas/Analyzed guignas.

^cPrevalence of infection expressed in percentage (Confidence interval with 95% confidence level).