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Table 2 Gastrointestinal parasites of domestic cavies at the Teaching and Research Farm

From: Parasitic fauna of domestic cavies in the western highlands of Cameroon (Central Africa)

Species

Number of animals examined

Number of animals positive

Percentage (%)

95 % CIa

Eimeria caviae

21

3

14.3

3–36.3

Paraspidodera uncinata

21

2

9.5

1.2–30.4

Overall infection

21

4b

19.6

5.4–41.9

  1. a: Confidence interval; b: There was a co-infection with E. caviae and P. uncinata in a single animal