Prevalence, Intensity, and Risk Factors for Helminth Infections in Pigs in Menoua, Western Highlands of Cameroon, with Some Data on Protozoa

Table 1

Prevalence (%) and intensity of helminthes in pigs () in Menoua.

Helminthes	Prevalence			Intensity
	n	%	95% CI		Range
Hyostrongylus rubidus	489	81.90	78.5-84.9		50-550
Strongyloides ransomi	206	34.5	30.7-38.5		50-150
Trichostrongylus sp.	168	28.1	24.6-32		50-650
Ascaris suum	69	11.6	9.2-14.5		50-200
Metastrongylus sp.	62	10.4	8.1-13.2		50-250
Oesophagostomum dentatum	34	5.7	4-7.9		50-150
Trichuris suis	24	4.0	2.6-6.0		50-150
Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus	1	0.2	0.0-1.1		50-50

n = number of infested pigs; CI = confidence interval; Sd = standard deviation; epg = egg per gram of feces; ^a,b,c,d,eMean epg with same superscripts are significantly different.