Table 1 Summary of the results from a gastrointestinal helminth survey in wild red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) in Norway by Bakka et al.[8]showing the prevalence and parasite counts, including the 95% confidence interval (CI), as well as species identified
From: Gastrointestinal parasites in an isolated Norwegian population of wild red deer (Cervus elaphus)
Bakkaet al.[8] | N | Prevalence [95%CI] | Mean counts [95%CI] | Min-Max (median) | Species detected (No. of individuals with each parasite species) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abomasal parasites | 25 | 84% [65-94] | 820 [523-1116] | 0-2300 (700) | Osteragia sp. (6)*: Ostertagia leptospicularis (4) and Ostertagia circumcincta (1) |
Spiculopteragia sp. (15) | |||||
Small intestinal parasites | 25 | 16% [6-35] | 21 [-1-42] | 0-200 (0) | Nematodirus sp. (4)*: Nematodirus battus (2) and N. filicollis (1) |
Capillaria sp. (1) | |||||
Moniezia sp. (3) | |||||
Large intestinal parasites | 25 | 72% [52-86] | 6 [3-9] | 0-20 (3) | Trichuris sp. (5) |
Oesphagostomum venulosum (14) | |||||
Chabertia sp. (1) |