Apio A, Plath M, Wronski T
Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 730 Van Vleet Oval, Norman, OK 73019, USA.
J Helminthol. 2006 Sep;80(3):213-8.
Seasonal, host sex and age-related variations in helminth egg and coccidian oocyst counts were investigated in a naturally infected wild bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) population in Queen Elizabeth National Park, western Uganda from April 2000 to February 2002. The prevalence and mean intensity quantified as the number of eggs and oocysts per gram of faeces were taken as a measure of parasite burdens. Host sex and age-related differences in prevalence values were not found but the overall prevalence of Eimeria sp. was significantly higher during the rainy season, and peak counts were recorded either during or soon after a peak rainfall. A similar trend was observed for Moniezia spp., although the results were marginally not significant. There were also no significant differences in mean intensity values, relative to host sex, age or season.
2000年4月至2002年2月，在乌干达西部伊丽莎白女王国家公园对一群自然感染的野生紫羚（Tragelaphus scriptus）进行了研究，调查了蠕虫虫卵和球虫卵囊数量的季节性、宿主性别和年龄相关变化。将以每克粪便中虫卵和卵囊数量量化的流行率和平均强度作为寄生虫负荷的衡量指标。未发现宿主性别和年龄相关的流行率差异，但艾美耳球虫属的总体流行率在雨季显著更高，且在降雨高峰期或之后不久记录到峰值数量。莫尼茨绦虫属也观察到类似趋势，尽管结果略不显著。相对于宿主性别、年龄或季节，平均强度值也没有显著差异。
