Anthropozoonotic Endoparasites in Free-Ranging “Urban” South American Sea Lions (Otaria flavescens)

Table 1

Prevalence (in percentage) of parasitic infections in South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens), technique, and sample origin.

	Parasites	(%)	Technique	Material
Metazoan parasites	Anisakidae gen. sp.	21	SAF	Faeces
	Diphyllobothriidae gen. sp.	13	SAF	Faeces
	Trematoda indet.	2.5	SAF	Faeces
	Otostrongylus sp.	2.5	SAF	Faeces
Protozoan parasites	Cryptosporidium	10	CFS/coproELISA	Faeces
	Giardia	5.3	SAF/coproELISA	Faeces
	Isospora	5.3	SAF	Faeces
	Balantidium	2.5	SAF	Faeces