Table 3 Prevalence of spirorchiid infections in loggerhead turtles according to the year of collection and geographical area
Area | Parasite species | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | ||
Adriatic | Spirorchiids | 0/8 (0) | 0/10 (0) | 5/55 (9.1) | 5/38 (13.1) | 9/29 (31.0) | 10/25 (40.0) | 5/20 (25.0) | 10/23 (39.1) |
H. mistroides | 0/8 (0) | 0/10 (0) | 4/55 (7.2) | 4/38 (10.5) | 9/29 (31.0) | 10/25 (40.0) | 5/20 (25.0) | 10/23 (39.1) | |
Neospirorchis Neogen-11 | 0/8 (0) | 0/10 (0) | 1/55 (1.8) | 3/38 (7.9) | 3/29 (10.3) | 7/25 (28.0) | 0 (0) | 6/23 (26.1) | |
Tyrrhenian | Spirorchiids | 0/4 (0) | 0/6 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/11 (0) | 5/14 (35.7) | 1/9 (11.1) | 4/31 (12.9) | 3/31 (9.7) |
H. mistroides | 0/4 (0) | 0/6 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/11 (0) | 3/14 (21.4) | 0/9 (0) | 4/31 (12.9) | 3/31 (9.7) | |
Neospirorchis Neogen-11 | 0/4 (0) | 0/6 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/11 (0) | 2/14 (14.3) | 1/9 (11.1) | 1/31 (3.2) | 0/31 (0) |