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Table 4.

Prevalence (%) of helminths in red foxes in different regions of Poland: comparison of SCT and flotation results

Region	Trematoda		Taeniidae		Mesocestoides spp.		Toxocara/ Toxascaris		Hookworms		Trichuris vulpis
Region	SCT	Flot.	SCT	Flot.	SCT	Flot.	SCT	Flot.	SCT	Flot.	SCT	Flot.
Total (n = 344)	67.2^a	43.3^a	57.3^a	11.3^a	82.8^a	3.5^a	43.0^a	29.9^a	67.7^a	15.4^a	2.9	1.7
SoE (n = 140)	24.3^a	7.9 ^a	56.4^a	14.3^a	91.4^a	2.1^a	42.1^a	28.6^a	64.3^a	10.0^a	1.4	0.7
N (n = 92)	97.8^a	62.0^a	51.1^a	2.2^a	81.5^a	6.5^a	46.7^a	22.8^a	72.8^a	30.4^a	5.4	4.3
NoE (n = 112)	95.5^a	72.3^a	63.4^a	15.2^a	73.2^a	2.7^a	41.1^a	37.5^a	67.9^a	9.8^a	2.7	0.9
\| r \|^b	0.984		0.857		0.175		0.888		0.903		0.962

^aThere are significant differences between the prevalence estimated using SCT and flotation

^bAbsolute value of the correlation factor concerning the results obtained in individual regions with both methods (SCT and flotation)

Abbreviations: SCT sedimentation and counting technique, Flot. flotation method, N North region, NoE North-East region, SoE South-East region