Table 2 Details of the diagnostic results in relation to sample collection and testing strategy, age group, oiling and survival
From: Epidemiology and pathology of avian malaria in penguins undergoing rehabilitation in Brazil
Sampling and screening | Age group | Oiling | Died | Survived | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | ||||
Systematically sampled | Juvenile | Oiled | 3 | 92 | 0 | 81 | 176 |
and PCR-tested individuals | Not oiled | 13 | 62 | 9 | 67 | 151 | |
Adult | Oiled | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 42 | |
Not oiled | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | ||
Opportunistically sampled | Juvenile | Oiled | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
and/or non-PCR-tested individuals | Not oiled | 7 | 129 | 5 | 213 | 354 | |
Adult | Oiled | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 17 | |
Not oiled | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
Total | 29 | 301 | 15 | 429 | 774 | ||