Table 1 The prevalence of Haemoproteus, Leucocytozoon and Trypanosoma infections in adult sparrowhawks, categorized by host sex and age
Age (years) | Females | Males | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | Pooled | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pooled | |
Sample size | |||||||||||||||||
n (H) | 40 | 36 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 157 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 96 |
n (L) | 40 | 37 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 158 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 98 |
n (T) | 31 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 128 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 81 |
n (HLT) | 31 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 127 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 80 |
Overal prevalence (%) | |||||||||||||||||
H | 32.5 | 52.8 | 43.8 | 53.8 | 50.0 | 77.8 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 46.5 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 33.3 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.6 |
L | 87.5 | 91.9 | 100.0 | 92.3 | 87.5 | 100.0 | 88.9 | 50.0 | 91.8 | 81.8 | 96.7 | 76.2 | 76.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 84.7 |
T | 54.8 | 74.2 | 82.8 | 77.8 | 81.8 | 88.9 | 100.0 | 50.0 | 74.2 | 58.6 | 76.2 | 63.2 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 67.9 |
No infection (%) | |||||||||||||||||
0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
Single infection (%) | |||||||||||||||||
H | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
L | 19.4 | 16.7 | 13.8 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 14.2 | 21.4 | 23.8 | 21.1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.3 |
T | 6.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 15.8 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
Double infection (%) | |||||||||||||||||
HL | 19.4 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
HT | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
LT | 35.5 | 16.7 | 37.9 | 33.3 | 27.3 | 22.2 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 28.3 | 53.6 | 66.7 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 47.5 |
Triple infection (%) | |||||||||||||||||
HLT | 12.9 | 56.7 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 45.5 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 41.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 21.1 | 25.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 |