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Table 1 Prevalence of parasites in wild Antillean manatees (T. manatus manatus) (n = 69) from the Carare River, Santander

From: Parasite fauna of wild Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) of the Andean Region, Colombia

Species

Prevalence (%)

Technique

Eimeria nodulosa

47.8

SAF/flotation

Eimeria sp. A and Eimeria sp. B

43.4

SAF/flotation

Entamoeba sp.

14.5

SAF

Giardia sp.

1.4

Copro-ELISA

Chiorchis fabaceus

33.3

SAF/sedimentation