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Table 2 Wild carnivores found positive for Thelazia callipaeda

From: Thelazia callipaeda in wild carnivores from Romania: new host and geographical records

Host

Total examined

Prevalence (%) (+/examined)c

Intensity (left/right eye)d

Locality (County)

Geographical coordinates

Ma

Fa

Mb

Fb

Canis aureus

13

13

18

20

1.6 (1/64)

6 M; 35 F/ 8 M; 21 F

Ostrovu Mare (Mehedinți)

44.3877342N, 22.5067806E

Canis lupus

0

0

9

4

7.7 (1/13)

1 M; 3Fe

Pianu de Sus (Alba)

45.9242444N, 23.5055602E

Felis silvestris

3

0

3

3

11.1 (1/9)

2 F; 0 M/ 0 F; 0 M

Mesteacanu (Sălaj)

46.9624478N, 22.9832268E

Lynx lynx

0

0

2

1

0 (0/3)

Total

    

3.4 (3/89)

15 M; 61 F

  
  1. M males, F Females
  2. aJuveniles (less than 1 year-old)
  3. bAdults (more than 1 year old)
  4. cAll infected hosts were adult males
  5. d M males; F Females
  6. eAll nematodes were found in the nasal cavities, as the skull was significantly destroyed by the bullet and the parasites displaced from the typical location in conjunctival sac