Identifying Risk Factors for Stephanofilaria-Caused Ulcerative Dermal Lesions, in Black and White Rhinoceros’ Meta-Population in Kenya

Table 3

Prevalence of stephanofilarial skin lesions in black and white rhinoceros for each sanctuary in Kenya from 2021 to 2023.

Sanctuary	Numbers infected (n)	Numbers sampled (N)	Percent prevalence	95% Confidence interval for prevalence (lower CI–upper CI)
Eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli)
IPZ	0	31	0	0–11.22
LNP	0	14	0	0–23.16
LBL	22	23	95.65	78.05–99.89
MRS	7	13	53.85	25.13–80.78
NNP	30	33	90.91	75.67–98.08
NRS	0	17	0	0–19.51
OLJ	7	20	35	15.39–59.22
OPC	33	36	91.67	77.53–98.25
SRS	17	17	100.00	17
TSE	0	24	0	0–14.25
Black rhinoceros	116	228	50.88	44.19–57.54
Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum)
IPZ		—	—	—
LNP	0	6	0	0–45.93
LBL	0	21	0	0–16.11
MRS	3	32	9.38	1.98–25.02
NNP	0	6	0	0–45.93
NRS	—	—	—
OLJ	0	18	0	0–18.53
OPC	0	11	0	0–28.49
SRS	1	16	6.25	0.16–30.23
TSE	—	—	—	—
White rhinoceros	4	110	3.64	1–9.05