Table 1 Prevalence of enteroparasite species in the studied swine (black Iberian pig and wild boar) populations
Species/subtype | Total population (n = 328) | Black Iberian pigs (n = 186) | Wild boars (n = 142) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Giardia duodenalis | 64 (19.5) | 32 (17.2) | 32 (22.5) | 0.261 |
Cryptosporidium spp. | 27 (8.2) | 18 (9.7) | 9 (6.3) | 0.351 |
C. scrofarum | 26 (96.2) | 18 (100) | 8 (88.8) | 0.216 |
C. suis | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (11.2) | |
Blastocystis sp. | 137 (41.8) | 136 (73.1) | 1 (0.7) | < 0.001 |
ST1 | 7 (5.1) | 7 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 0.99 |
ST3 | 20 (14.7) | 20 (14.7) | 0 (0) | |
ST5 | 110 (80.2) | 109 (80.1) | 1 (100) | |
Neobalantidium colia | 103 (31.4) | 87 (52.7) | 16 (11.7) | < 0.001 |
Strongyloides spp. | 29 (8.8) | 22 (11.8) | 7 (4.9) | 0.032 |