Abstract
The present research analyses the reliability of coprological tests, both quantitative and qualitative, as indicators of the parasite burden of hosts, using data from wild boars (Sus scrofa) living in Livorno Mountain Park (Tuscany, Central Italy). In the case of intestinal strongyles, which turned out to be the dominant helminths of wild boars, the qualitative coprological test appears as a bad predictor of the real parasite situation of the herds, due to the high number of false negative results (34 animals out of 68). On the other hand, the positive predictive value of the test is high (90%). The quantitative test is significantly correlated with the individual parasite burden of wild boars.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Ascariasis / epidemiology
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Ascariasis / parasitology
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Ascariasis / veterinary
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Ascaris suum / isolation & purification
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Cecum / parasitology
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Coccidiosis / epidemiology
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Coccidiosis / parasitology
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Coccidiosis / veterinary
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Colon / parasitology
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Eimeria / isolation & purification
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False Negative Reactions
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Feces / parasitology
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Female
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / epidemiology
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / parasitology
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Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / veterinary*
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Intestine, Small / parasitology
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Italy / epidemiology
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Male
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Metastrongyloidea / isolation & purification
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Oesophagostomiasis / epidemiology
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Oesophagostomiasis / parasitology
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Oesophagostomiasis / veterinary
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Parasite Egg Count
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Prevalence
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Strongylida Infections / epidemiology
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Strongylida Infections / parasitology
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Strongylida Infections / veterinary
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Strongyloidea / isolation & purification
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Sus scrofa / parasitology*
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology
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Swine Diseases / parasitology*
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Trichuriasis / epidemiology
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Trichuriasis / parasitology
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Trichuriasis / veterinary