Table 2.

Available data on the prevalence rates of flea infestation in different species of the family Canidae in different countries (A.: Archaepsylla; C.: Ctenocephalides; Ce.: Cediopsylla; Ch.: Chaetopsylla; D.: Dactylopsyllus; E.: Euhoplopsyllus; O.: Oropsylla; Or.: Orchopeas; P.: Pulex; Pa.: Paraceras; R.: Rhopalopsyllus; X. Xenopsylla).

Canid species	Country	Flea prevalence	Flea species detected	Literature
V. vulpes	Austria	10-30%	Ch.globiceps	[3-7]
		3-13%	Ch. trichosa
		0.5-20%	P. irritans
		1-2%	C. felis
		1-7%	C. canis
	Spain	100%	P. irritans	[98]
	Hungary	43%	P. irritans	[103]
		37%	Ch. globiceps
		12%	Ch. trichosa
		4%	Pa. melis
		11%	C. canis
		3%	A. erinacei
V. velox	U.S.A.	100%	P. irritans	[9,10]
		92%	P. simulans
		3%	E. glacialis
		<1%	O. hirsuta
		<1%	E. affinis
		<1%	D. percernis
Urocyon cineroargenteus	U.S.A.	38%	P. simulans	[8-10,12]
		<1%	C. felis
		<1%	C. canis
		<1%	Ce. inequalis interrupta
		<1%	Or. laens
Urocyon littoralis	U.S.A.	98%	P. irritans	[13]
Cerdocyon thous	Brazil	89%	Rh. lutzi	[14]
		7%	P. irritans
		2%	C. canis
		1%	C. felis
		2%	X cheopis
	Bolivia	0%	none	[104]
Lycalopex gymnocercus	Bolivia	n.d.	P. irritans	[104]