Table 3
Occurrence of Trichinella spp. in wildlife species from sub-Saharan Africa other than Kruger National Park, South Africa.
| Country of origin | Animal species | Common name | No positive/tested | Total prevalence (%) | Tz | Tn | T8 | Tb | NID | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | Panthera leo | Lion | 3/24 | 12.5 | – | 3 | – | – | – | [67] |
| Namibia | 1/1 | NC | – | – | 1 | – | – | [40], ITRC | ||
| Tanzania | Panthera pardus | Leopard | 1/3 | NC | – | 1 | – | – | – | [67] |
| Kenya | 1/4 | NC | – | 1 | – | – | – | [56, 66] | ||
| Zimbabwe | Varanus niloticus | Nile monitor | 6/29 | 20.7 | 6 | – | – | – | – | [53, 68] |
| Tanzania | Crocuta crocuta | Spotted hyaena | 3/13 | 23 | – | 3 | – | – | – | [67] |
| Congo | 1/1 | NC | – | – | – | – | 1 | [101] | ||
| Kenya | 1/1 | NC | – | 1 | – | – | – | [66], ITRC | ||
| Namibia | 1/? | NC | – | – | – | – | 1 | [79] | ||
| Senegal | Canis adustis | Side-striped jackal | 1/10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 1 | [18] |
| Kenya | ? | NC | – | – | – | – | – | [66] | ||
| Namibia | Canis mesomelas | Black-backed jackal | 1/? | NC | – | – | – | – | 1 | [79] |
| Tanzania | 1/11 | 9 | – | – | – | – | 1 | [86] | ||
| Senegal | Ichneumia albicauda | White-tailed mongoose | 6/17 | 35.3 | – | – | – | – | 6 | [18] |
| Guinea | Civettictis civetta | African civet | 1/19 | 5.3 | – | – | – | 1 | – | [78] |
| Guinea | Nandinia binotata | African palm civet | 2/45 | 4.4 | – | – | – | 1 | – | [78] |
| Kenya | Potamochoerus larvatus | Bush pig | 1/40 | 2.5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | [56] |
| Kenya | Phacochoerus africanus | Warthog | 18/450 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 18 | [18] |
| Tanzania | 1/1 | NC | – | 1 | – | – | – | [38], ITRC | ||
| Zimbabwe | Crocodylus niloticus | Nile crocodile | 256/648 | 39.5 | 256 | – | – | – | – | [15] |
| Mozambique | 8/40 | 20 | 8 | – | – | – | – | [68] | ||
| Tanzania | Acinonyx jubatus | Cheetah | 1/5 | 20 | – | 1 | – | – | – | [67] |
| Kenya | Leptailurus serval | Serval | 1/9 | 11 | – | 1 | – | – | – | [56, 66] |
| Tanzania | Otocyon megalotis | Bat-eared fox | 1/6 | 17 | – | 1 | – | – | – | [67] |
| Kenya | Hyaena hyaena | Striped hyaena | 1/2 | 50 | – | 1 | – | – | – | [56, 66] |
| Nigeria | Cricetomys gambianus | African giant rat | 16/100 | 16 | – | – | – | – | 16 | [46] |
| Nigeria | Sus domesticus | Domestic pigs | 42/883 | 4.8 | – | – | – | – | 42 | [2] |
| Total | 379/2362 | 16 | 270 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 88 |
Tz = Trichinella zimbabwensis, Tn = Trichinella nelsoni, T8 = Trichinella genotype T8, Tb = Trichinella britovi, NID = Not identified to species level, NC = Not calculated/reported due to sample size < 5. ITRC = International Trichinella Reference Centre, ? = Actual numbers not reported in cited literature.
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