Table 1.
Presence of helminth eggs and larvae from fecal samples of small mammals. N = sample size. Number in parentheses is the number of positive samples.
| Hosts | N | Acantocephala | Nematoda | Platyhelminthes | Unidentified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrothrix olivacea | 583 | Moniliformis sp. (11) |
Physaloptera sp. (30) Syphacia sp. (6) Capillaria sp. (3) Unidentified larva (8) |
Hymenolepis sp. (40) | Unidentified egg (2) |
| Abrothrix longipilis | 279 | Moniliformis sp. (3) |
Physaloptera sp. (3) Syphacia sp. (2) Capillaria sp. (2) Unidentified larva (4) |
Hymenolepis sp. (22) | Unidentified egg (20) |
| Oligoryzomys longicaudatus | 180 | -- |
Physaloptera sp. (3) Syphacia sp. (1) Capillaria sp. (1) Strongylida (4) |
Hymenolepis sp. (3) | -- |
| Phyllotis darwini | 30 | -- |
Physaloptera sp. (2) Syphacia sp. (2) |
Hymenolepis sp. (2) | -- |
| Rattus rattus | 15 | -- | Syphacia sp. (2) | -- | -- |
| Thylamys elegans | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Octodon bridgesi | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |