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Table 5 Intensity of infection based on the FECPAKG2 technique

From: Validation of FECPAKG2 equipment and prevalence of equine gastrointestinal parasites in Polo horses in Plateau State, Nigeria

Parasite

EPG range (level of infection)

0 (none)

 < 200 (low)

200–500 (mild)

501–600 (moderate)

601–1000 (high)

 > 1000 (severe)

Total

Strongyles

84 (28%)

98 (32.67%)

36 (12%)

32 (10.67%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

250 (83.34%)

Parascaris equorum

0 (0%)

8 (2.67%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

8 (2.67%)

Strongyloides westeri

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Total

84 (32.56%)

186 (70.09%)

36 (13.95%)

32 (12.40%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

258 (100%)

  1. χ2 = 459.67; P = 0.001