Table 1 Prevalence of microfilariae circulating in peripheral blood in the examined adult bird species.
Species | No. of birds examined | No. of birds positive for microfilariae | No. of blood films examined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Positive | |||
Acrocephalus arundinaceus | 16 | 1 (6.3%)a | 7 | 3 |
A. dumetorum | 2 | 0 | – | – |
A. palustris | 42 | 0 | – | – |
A. schoenobaenus | 51 | 0 | – | – |
A. scirpaceus | 26 | 2 (7.7%) | 10 | 7 |
Sylvia atricapilla | 13 | 1 (7.7%) | 8 | 6 |
S. borin | 11 | 1 (9.1%) | 14 | 0 |
S. communis | 19 | 0 | – | – |
S. curruca | 12 | 1 (8.3%) | 3 | 0 |
S. nisoria | 14 | 0 | – | – |