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Percentage of captured rodents infected with specific helminth(s)_
| Parasite species | Host (rodent) species | Percentage of infected individuals |
|---|---|---|
| Hymenolepis diminuta | Apodemus mystacinus | 14.3 |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | Apodemus mystacinus | 33.3 |
| Trichuris muris | Apodemus mystacinus | 7.7 |
| Aspiculuris tetraptera | Apodemus mystacinus | 5.9 |
| Heligmosomoides polygyrus | Apodemus mystacinus | 7.1 |
| Syphacia muris | Apodemus mystacinus | 4.2 |
| Syphacia obvelata | Apodemus mystacinus | 3.6 |
| Capillaria spp. | Apodemus mystacinus | 1.8 |
| Physaloptera spp. | Apodemus mystacinus | 0.6 |
Percentage of rodents infected with parasites species in spring and Fall seasons_
| Parasites | % of infected rodents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring (N=136) | Fall (N=69) | Overall (N=205) | |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | 17.1 | 14.6 | 31.7 |
| Trichuris muris | 6.8 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Aspiculuris tetraptera | 4.4 | 2.9 | 7.3 |
| Heligmosomoides polygyrus | 3.4 | 3.4 | 6.8 |
| Syphacia muris | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| Syphacia obvelata | 2.4 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Capillaria spp. | 1.5 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Physaloptera spp. | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 7.8 | 3.9 | 11.7 |
Impact of Season and Study site on rodent infection with specific internal parasites_
| Parasites | Factor | B | S.E. | Wald | df | Sig. | Exp(B) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascaris lumbricoides | Spring | -0.665 | 0.340 | 3.821 | 1 | 0.051 | 0.514 |
| Site | 21.834 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Hammana | 0.767 | 1.290 | 0.354 | 1 | 0.552 | 2.154 | |
| Ras El Matn | 0.183 | 1.275 | 0.021 | 1 | 0.886 | 1.201 | |
| Kherbet Qanafar | 1.820 | 1.082 | 2.829 | 1 | 0.093 | 6.174 | |
| Ain Zebdeh | 2.669 | 1.062 | 6.315 | 1 | 0.012 | 14.420 | |
| Constant | -2.287 | 1.050 | 4.741 | 1 | 0.029 | 0.102 | |
| Trichuris muris | Spring | 1.424 | 0.768 | 3.437 | 1 | 0.064 | 4.153 |
| Constant | -3.512 | 0.718 | 23.947 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.030 | |
| Syphacia muris | Spring | -1.655 | 0.850 | 3.789 | 1 | 0.052 | 0.191 |
| Constant | -2.549 | 0.464 | 30.143 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.078 | |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | Site | 12.025 | 4 | 0.017 | |||
| Hammana | 19.881 | 1.038E4 | 0 | 1 | 0.998 | 4.308E8 | |
| Ras El Matn | 20.456 | 1.038E4 | 0 | 1 | 0.998 | 7.652E8 | |
| Kherbet Qanafar | 19.721 | 1.038E4 | 0 | 1 | 0.998 | 3.672E8 | |
| Ain Zebdeh | 16.726 | 1.038E4 | 0 | 1 | 0.999 | 1.836E7 | |
| Constant | -21.203 | 1.038E4 | 0 | 1 | 0.998 | 0 |