Table 5 Cestode species identified by DNA sequence and relative prevalence (%) by ecoregion
Cestode species | Ecoregion | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1A2a n = 680 | 1A2b n = 712 | 1A2c n = 798 | 1B1a n = 26 | 1B1b n = 609 | 1D1a n = 47 | |
Echinococcus multilocularis | 0 | 8 (1.12) | 22 (2.75) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taenia crassiceps | 3 (0.44) | 31 (4.35) | 32 (4.01) | 0 | 10 (1.64) | 0 |
Taenia polyacantha | 11 (1.62) | 26 (3.65) | 19 (2.38) | 0 | 1 (0.16) | 0 |
Taenia krabbei | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.25) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taenia serialis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2.12) |
Taenia taeniaeformis | 0 | 2 (0.28) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taenia spp. | 1 (0.15) | 0 | 2 (0.25) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mesocestoides litteratus | 3 (0.44) | 0 | 1 (0.12) | 0 | 1 (0.16) | 0 |
Mesoceistodes spp. | 2 (0.29) | 3 (0.42) | 6 (0.75) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dipylidium caninum | 1 (0.15) | 0 | 1 (0.12) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 21 | 70 | 85 | 0 | 12 | 1 |