Table 2.

In the majority of fox furs subcutaneous ticks were found in more than one body region. But significantly most foxes were infested in the inguinal region in a direct paired comparison with all other body regions

Body part	No. of infested foxes (%)
Ears	69/126 (54.8)**
Neck	28/126 (22.2)***
Axillar region	35/126 (27.8)***
Shoulder	20/126 (15.9)***
Back	13/126 (10.3)***
Belly	21/126 (16.7)***
Inguinal region	91/126 (72.2)
Anorectal region	18/126 (14.3)***
Legs	13/126 (10.3)***
Tail	6/126 (4.8)***

*P ≤ 0.05, **P ≤ 0.01, ***P ≤ 0.001