Table 1.
Prevalence of helminths in red foxes in different regions of Poland (estimated using SCT)
| Species | Prevalence of parasites (%) (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (all regions) (n = 473) |
South-East (n = 150) |
North (n = 114) |
North-East (n = 143) |
South-West (n = 66) |
|
| Alaria alata | 61.5 (57.1–65.8) |
24.7a (18.5–32.1) |
96.5b (91.3–98.6) |
93.7b (88.5–96.7) |
15.2a (8.4–25.7) |
| Echinococcus multilocularis | 25.6 (21.9–29.7) |
39.3a (31.9–47.3) |
0.9b (0.2–4.8) |
42.7a (34.9–50.9) |
0b (0–5.5) |
| Taenia spp. | 42.5 (38.1–47.0) |
38.0 (30.6–46.0) |
50.0 (41.0–59.0) |
44.8 (36.9–52.9) |
34.8 (24.5–46.9) |
| Mesocestoides spp. | 84.1 (80.6–87.2) |
92.0a (86.5–95.4) |
81.6b (73.5–87.6) |
81.1b (73.9–86.7) |
77.3b (65.8–85.7) |
| Toxocara/Toxascaris | 49.5 (45.0–54.0) |
44.7 (37.0–52.7) |
43.0 (34.3–52.2) |
59.4 (51.3–67.1) |
50.0 (38.3–61.7) |
| Hookworms | 67.9 (63.5–71.9) |
64.7 (56.7–71.9) |
70.2 (61.2–77.8) |
69.9 (62.0–76.8) |
66.7 (54.7–76.9) |
| Trichuris vulpis | 2.3 (1.3–4.1) |
1.3 (0.4–4.7) |
4.4 (1.9–9.9) |
2.8 (1.1–7.0) |
na |
| Overall (all parasites) | 98.9 (97.6–99.6) |
98.7 (95.3–99.6) |
99.1 (95.2–99.8) |
99.3 (96.1–99.9) |
98.4 (91.6–99.6) |
a,bDifferent letters in superscript indicate statistically significant differences in the prevalence of the parasites among regions (P < 0.05)
Abbreviation: na not applicable, CI confidence interval