Prevalence, Intensity, and Risk Factors for Helminth Infections in Pigs in Menoua, Western Highlands of Cameroon, with Some Data on Protozoa
Table 2
Helminth infestation according to age class (month) of pigs and farm type in Menoua.
H. rubidus(%)
S. Ransomi(%)
T. sp. (%)
A. suum(%)
M. sp. (%)
O. dentatum(%)
T. suis(%)
Age class
[1-6[()
262 (86.5)
115 (38.0)
87 (28.7)
27 (8.9)
32 (10.6)
23 (7.6)
10 (3.3)
[6-12[()
132 (74.6)
40 (22.6)
34 (19.2)
119 (10.7)
9 (5.1)
4 (2.3)
6 (3.4)
[12-18[()
64 (80.0)
34 (42.5)
25 (31.3)
17 (21.3)
10 (12.5)
3 (3.8)
20 (10.0)
[18-24[()
14 (77.8)
4 (22.2)
16 (88.9)
4 (22.2)
7 (38.9)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
[24-36[()
17 (89.5)
13 (68.4)
6 (31.6)
2 (10.5)
4 (21.1)
4 (21.1)
0 (0.0)
Farm type
Grower ()
4 (100)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
4 (0.0)
Farrower ()
7 (87.5)
7 (87.5)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
1 (12.5)
Farrow-to-finish ()
417 (81.7)
199 (34.1)
167 (28.6)
69 (11.8)
62 (10.6)
34 (5.8)
19 (3.3)
= number of samples examined; = number positive; (%) = prevalence in percentage; H. rubidus = Hyostrongylus rubidus; S. ransomi = Strongyloides ransomi; T. sp. = Trichostrongylus sp.; A. suum = Ascaris suum; M. sp. = Metastrongylus sp.; O. dentatum = Oesophagostomum dentatum; T. suis = Trichuris suis.
