Table 2 Percent prevalence (95% confidence intervals in parentheses) and intensity (median and range in parentheses) of trematode infections in Hubert’s multimammate mice (Mastomys huberti) at post-mortem examination (infection intensity expressed as parasite counts) and Mini-FLOTAC analysis (infection intensity expressed as eggs per gram)

Plagiorchis sp.

 Post-mortem

Prevalence (%)

86.7 (73.4–94.1)

85.7 (70.1–94.2)

100 (38.3–100)

100 (55.7–100)

87.6 (79.0–93.1)

Intensity

16 (1– > 61)

26.5 (2– > 61)

19 (3–45)

21.5 (3– > 61)

18 (1– > 61)

 Mini-FLOTAC

Prevalence (%)

84.4 (70.9–92.6)

85.7 (70.1–94.2)

66.7 (20.2–94.4)

100 (55.7–100)

85.4 (76.5–91.4)

Intensity

4687.5 (92–123,675)

4,350 (25–134,900)

2,962.5 (1725–2,475)

5,212 (610–91,125)

4,300 (25–134,900)

Schistosoma mansoni

 Post-mortem

Prevalence (%)

24.4 (14.1–38.8)

25.7 (14.0–42.3)

–

16.7 (1.1–58.2)

23.6 (15.9–33.5)

Intensity

5 (20–35)

17 (2–64)^a

–

2 (na)

8 (2–64^a)

 Mini-FLOTAC

Prevalence (%)

22.2 (12.3–36.5)

28.6 (16.2–45.2)

–

16.7 (1.1–58.2)

23.6 (15.9–33.5)

Intensity

293.5 (50–1237)

137.5 (15–900)

–

600 (na)

262 (15–1237)

Echinostoma caproni

 Post-mortem

Prevalence (%)

20.0 (10.7–34.0)

14.3 (5.8–29.9)

33.3 (5.6–79.8)

–

16.9 (10.4–26.1)

Intensity

2 (1–32)

5 (1–34)

1 (na)

–

2 (1–34)

 Mini-FLOTAC

Prevalence (%)

26.7 (15.8–41.2)

14.3 (5.8–29.9)

33.3 (5.6–79.8)

–

20.2 (13.1–29.8)

Intensity

135 (18–52,275)

315 (37–1,375)

675 (na)

–

232 (18–52,275)

Anchitrema sp.

 Post-mortem

Prevalence (%)

2.2 (0–12.6)

5.7 (0.6–19.6)

–

–

3.4 (0.7–9.9)

Intensity

9 (na)

12.5 (1–24)

–

–

9 (1–24)

 Mini-FLOTAC

Prevalence (%)

–

2.9 (0–15.8)

–

–

1.1 (0–0.7)

Intensity

–

750 (na)

–

–

750 (na)