TABLE 2.

Prevalence of intestinal parasites identified in faecal samples of Canada geese inhabited in Edmond, Norman and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma county

	Sampling locations in Edmond, Norman and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma county (total number of samples)								Total (n = 78)
	L‐6 (n = 39)		L‐7 (n = 24)		L‐8 (n = 4)		L‐9 (n = 11)
Parasites	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)	Positive number	Prevalence % (95% CI)
Ascarid eggs	16	41.0 (26.7–57.8)	12	50.0 (31.0–69.0)	3	75.0 (24.9–98.7)	6	54.5 (26.5–80.0)	37	47.4 (36.5–58.8)
Capillaria eggs	0	0.0 (0.0–8.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–13.9)	0	0.0 (0.0–52.7)	3	27.3 (7.9–59.6)	3	3.8 (1.1–10.7)
Cestode eggs	1	2.6 (0.1–13.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–13.9)	0	0.0 (0.0–52.7)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	1	1.3 (0.07–6.83)
Cryptosporidium oocysts	0	0.0 (0.0–8.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–13.9)	0	0.0 (0.0–52.7)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–4.8)
Giardia cyst/trophozoites	0	0.0 (0.0–11.9)	0	0.0 (0.0–13.9)	0	0.0 (0.0–52.7)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–4.8)
Coccidian oocysts	35 *	89.7 (75.9–96.4)	12	50.0 (31.0–69.0)	4	100.0 (47.3–100.0)	7	63.6 (33.3–86.5)	58	73.1 (62.2–82.2)
Schistosome eggs	0	0.0 0.0–8.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–13.9)	0	0.0 (0.0–52.7)	0	0.0 (0.0–26.5)	0	0.0 (0.0–4.8)
Strongylid eggs	4	10.3 (3.6–24.1)	3	12.5 (3.5–31.0)	0	0.0 (0.0–52.7)	3	27.3 (7.9–59.6)	10	12.8 (6.8–22.3)
Strongyloides eggs	1	2.6 (0.1–13.6)	0	0.0 (0.0–13.9)	0	0.0 (0.0–52.7)	1	9.0 (0.5–40.4)	2	2.6 (0.5–8.8)
Total parasites detected	57	n/a	27	n/a	7	n/a	20	n/a	111	n/a

Note: A total of 111 parasites with seven different parasite groups/genera were detected in 78 faecal samples.

^*Of 35 coccidia samples, one sample collected from the L‐7 contained Isospora spp. oocysts.