Table 3.

Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. among different species

Species	No. of examined	No. of positive	Prevalence (%)	YA	CD	XC	PZH
Squirrel monkey	93	19	20.4	ST17 (19)
Rhesus macaque	17	10	58.8	ST1 (10)
White-cheeked gibbon	4	4	100	ST2 (3); ST3 (1)
Ring-tailed lemur	13	6	46.2	ST1 (3); ST2 (3)
Chinchilla	6	4	66.7		ST17 (4)
Red giant flying squirrel	1	1	100		ST4 (1)
Black great squirrel	1	1	100		ST4 (1)
Alpaca	11	4	36.4	ST10 (2); ST14 (2)
Sika deer	11	1	9.1				ST1 (1)
Asiatic black bear	12	3	25				ST17 (3)
Leopard	3	2	66.7	ST1 (1); ST5 (1)
Common pigeon	34	4	11.8		ST8 (4)
Green peafowl	12	1	8.3			ST3 (1)
Common ostrich	19	6	31.6	ST5 (1)			ST5 (5)
Total	237	66	27.8	ST17 (19); ST1 (14); ST2 (6); ST5 (2); ST10 (2); ST14 (2); ST3 (1)	ST8 (4); ST17 (4); ST4 (2)	ST3 (1)	ST5 (5); ST17 (3); ST1 (1)

YA = Ya’an Zoo; CD = Chengdu Zoo; XC represents Xichang Zoo; PZH = Panzhihua Zoo