Table 1.
Prevalence and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% ICs) of parasites identified in striped dolphins and bottlenose dolphins found stranded between February 2013 and July 2015 along the coastline of Tuscany (Pelagos Sanctuary, central Italy).
| Parasites | Positive | Negative | Prevalence | IC95 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba , n = 15) | ||||
| Nematodes | ||||
| Halocercus lagenorhynchi | 1 | 14 | 6.67% | 0.00–19.29 |
| Halocercus delphini | 2 | 13 | 13.33% | 0.00–30.54 |
| Crassicauda spp. | 1 | 14 | 6.67% | 0.00–19.29 |
| Trematodes | ||||
| Pholeter gastrophilus | 4 | 11 | 26.67% | 4.29–49.05 |
| Campula palliata | 1 | 14 | 6.67% | 0.00–19.29 |
| Cestodes | ||||
| Phyllobothrium delphini | 11 | 4 | 73.33% | 50.95–95.71 |
| Monorygma grimaldii | 5 | 10 | 33.33% | 9.48–57.19 |
| Tetrabothrium forsteri | 2 | 13 | 13.33% | 0.00–30.54 |
| Strobilocephalus triangularis | 2 | 13 | 13.33% | 0.00–30.54 |
| Protozoa (serology) | ||||
| Toxoplasma gondii | 5 | 10 | 33.33% | 9.48–57.19 |
| Bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus, n = 10) | ||||
| Nematodes | ||||
| Skrjabinalius guevarai | 2 | 8 | 20.00% | 0.00–44.79 |
| Stenurus ovatus | 2 | 8 | 20.00% | 0.00–44.79 |
| Crassicauda spp. | 1 | 9 | 10.00% | 0.00–28.59 |
| Trematodes | ||||
| Pholeter gastrophilus | 3 | 7 | 30.00% | 1.60–58.40 |
| Acanthocephalans | ||||
| Bolbosoma vasculosum | 2 | 8 | 20.00% | 0.00–44.79 |
| Protozoa (serology) | ||||
| Toxoplasma gondii | 1 | 9 | 10.00% | 0.00–28.59 |