Table 3 Overview of parasites detected coproscopically in wild boars in Denmark in 2014–2019 (n = 254)
From: Surveillance of important bacterial and parasitic infections in Danish wild boars (Sus scrofa)
Parasite genera | No. of positive | Prevalence 95% CI | No. of enclosures with positive wild boars | Age ≤1a | Age >1a | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence 95% CI | Median egg/oocyst excretion [min – max] | 95% CI of mean intensity | Prevalence 95% CI | Median egg/oocyst excretion [min – max] | 95% CI of mean intensity | ||||
Eimeria spp. | 234 | 92.3 88.8; 95.5 | 8 | 92.1 85.2; 99.0 | 2760 [10−200,000] | 5,021; 23,257 | 87.9 81.3; 84.4 | 7,980 [10 - 378,000] | 15,884; 39,009 |
Metastrongylus sp. | 202 | 79.5 74.5; 84.5 | 8 | 90.5 83.0; 98.0 | 130 [10−11,100] | 429; 1,512 | 66.7 57.2; 76.1 | 83 [10 - 16,500] | 184; 1,409 |
Strongyles | 150 | 59.1 53.0; 65.1 | 7 | 52.4 39.7; 65.1 | 120 [10 – 3,900] | 217; 984 | 56.6 46.7; 66.5 | 48 [10 – 1,600] | 72; 250 |
Capillaria sp. | 28 | 11.1 7.1; 14.9 | 3 | 14.3 5.4; 23.2 | 10.0 [10 - 20] | 8.8; 15.7 | 14.1 7.2; 21.1 | 10.0 [10 - 20] | 9.7; 14.6 |
Ascaris suum | 27 | 10.6 6.8; 14.4 | 6 | 12.7 4.2; 21.2 | 3540 [0 – 10,740] | 0; 92,416 | 8.1 2.6; 13.5 | 953 [0 - 239] | 0; 2,969 |
Trichuris suis | 22 | 8.7 5.2; 12.1 | 4 | 12.7 4.2; 21.2 | 25 [0 - 10.7] | 0; 83 | 20.2 0; 4.8 | 15 [0 - 0.7] | 0-79 |
Cystoisospora suis | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | – | – |  | - | – |  |
Strongyloidesransomi | 1 | 0.4 | 1 | – | – |  | – | - |  |