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Table 1 Sample sizes and Fasciola hepatica coproantigen ELISA diagnoses for red deer (Cervus elaphus) faecal samples collected from nine hunting estates in the Scottish Highlands during two sampling seasons (2012–2013 and 2013–2014)

From: Habitat and host factors associated with liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) diagnoses in wild red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Scottish Highlands

Estate

Sex

2012–2013

2013–2014

n

−

+

Prevalence

n

−

+

Prevalence

Alladale

F

23

20

3

13.0

29

27

2

6.9

M

32

25

7

21.9

37

32

5

13.5

Altnaharra

F

29

19

10

34.5

29

25

4

13.8

M

31

17

14

45.2

28

12

16

57.1

Applecross

F

8

7

1

12.5

16

13

3

18.8

M

32

17

15

46.9

26

12

14

53.8

Ardnamurchan

F

5

5

0

0

10

8

2

20.0

M

16

10

6

37.5

25

20

5

20.0

Badanloch

F

21

21

0

0

34

33

1

2.9

M

25

21

4

16.0

27

23

4

14.8

Ben Loyal

F

22

20

2

9.1

16

14

2

12.5

M

16

12

4

25.0

24

22

2

8.3

Conaglen

F

7

4

3

42.9

17

11

6

35.3

M

13

10

3

23.1

17

12

5

29.4

North Harris and Aline

F

0

0

0

NaN

11

2

9

81.8

M

6

3

3

50.0

2

2

0

0

Strathconon

F

1

1

0

0

17

12

5

29.4

M

2

1

1

50.0

25

14

11

44.0

All

F

116

97

19

16.4

179

145

34

19.0

M

173

116

57

32.9

211

149

62

29.4

Total

289

213

76

26.3

390

294

96

24.6

  1. Abbreviations: F, female deer; M, male deer; NaN, not a number
  2. Key: +, positive cELISA diagnoses; -, negative cELISA diagnoses