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. 2020 Aug 15;13:90–97. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.08.001

Table 3.

Parasite prevalence (with 95% confidence interval) based on biomolecular identification according to host species and region. NJ = North Jutland, MJ = Middle Jutland, SJ = South Jutland, FU = Funen, NZ = North Zealand, SZ = South Zealand and BO = Bornholm, U = unknown region, DK = Denmark, total countrywide prevalence.

A. vasorum
 Host species
Region Red fox
 Raccoon dog
 Mink
 Beech Marten
 Polecat
 Eurasian otter
 Total
No. pos
 % pos
 No. pos
 % pos
 No. pos
 % pos
 No. pos
 % pos
 No. pos
 % pos
 No. pos
 % pos
 No. pos
 % pos
/total [95% CI] /total [95% CI] /total [95% CI] /total [95% CI] /total [95% CI] /total [95% CI] /total [95% CI]
NJ 2/88 2.3 1/47 2.1 0/10 – 0/8 – 1/1 10.0 0/8 – 4/162 2.5
[0.4–8.7] [0.1–12.7] [5.5–100] [0.8–6.6]
MJ 3/161 1.9 7/195 3.6 0/9 – 0/16 – 2/4 5.0 0/9 – 11/394 2.8
[0.5–5.8] [1.6–7.6] [9.2–90.8] [1.5–5.1]
SJ 1/59 1.7 7/234 3.0 0/1 – 0/4 – – – 0/10 – 7/308 2.3
[0.09–10.3] [1.3–6.3] [1.0–4.8]
FU 1/4 25.0 – – 0/11 – – – – – 0/1 – 1/15 6.7
[1.3–78.1] [0.4–34.0]
NZ 6/16 37.5 – – 0/2 – – – – – – – 6/18 33.3
[16.3–64.1] [14.4–58.8]
SZ 10/27 37.0 – – 0/1 – 0/2 – 4/9 44.4 – – 14/39 35.9
[20.1–57.5] [15.3–77.3] [21.7–52.9]
BO – – – – 1/86 1.2 – – – – – – 1/86 1.2
[0.1–7.2] [0.06–7.2]
U 2/12 16.7 – – 0/3 – 0/1 – – – 0/2 – 2/18 11.1
[2.9–49.1] [2.0–36.1]
Total 25/367 6.8 15/476 3.2 1/123 0.8 0/31 - 7/14 5.0 0/30 - 48/1041 4.6
[4.5–10.0]
 [1.8–5.3]
 [0.0–5.1]
 [24.0–76.0]
 [3.5–6.1]
C. vulpisa Host species
Region Red fox Raccoon dog Mink Beech Marten Polecat Eurasian otter Total
No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No.pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos
/total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
NJ 2/87 2.3 0/47 – 0/10 – 0/8 – 0/1 – 0/7 – 2/160 1.3
[0.4–8.8] [0.2–4.9]
MJ 12/158 7.6 7/194 3.6 0/9 – 0/15 – 0/4 – 0/9 – 19/389 4.9
[4.2–13.2] [1.6–7.6] [3.0–7.7]
SJ 1/59 1.7 18/232 7.8 0/1 – 0/4 – – – 0/10 – 19/306 6.2
[0.1–10.3] [4.8–12.2] [3.9–9.7]
FU 0/4 – – – 0/11 – – – – – 0/1 – 0/16
NZ 3/16 18.8 – – 0/2 – – – – – – – 3/18 1.7
[5.0–46.3] [4.4–42.3]
SZ 1/27 3.7 – – 0/1 – 0/2 – 1/9 11.1 – – 2/39 5.1
[0.1–20.9] [0.6–49.3] [0.9–18.3]
BO – – – – 7/85 8.2 – – – – – – 7/85 8.3
[3.7–16.8] [3.7–16.8]
U 1/12 8.3 – – 0/3 – 0/1 – – – 0/2 – 1/18 5.6
[0.4–40.2] [0.3–29.4]
Total 20/363 5.5 25/473 5.3 7/122 5.7 0/30 – 1/14 7.1 0/29 – 53/1031 5.1
DK
 [3.5–8.5]
 [3.5–7.8]
 [2.5–11.9]
 [0.4–35.8]
 [3.9–6.7]
C. aerophilaa Host species
Region Red fox Raccoon dog Mink Beech Marten Polecat Eurasian otter Total
No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos
/total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
NJ 12/87 13.8 1/47 2.1 0/10 – 0/8 – 0/1 – 0/7 – 13/160 8.1
[7.6–23.2] [0.1–12.7] [4.6–13.8]
MJ 17/158 10.8 3/194 1.6 0/9 – 0/15 – 0/4 – 0/9 – 20/389 5.1
[6.7–16.9] [0.4–4.8] [3.3–8.0]
SJ 7/59 11.9 5/232 2.2 0/1 – 0/4 – – – 0/10 – 12/306 3.9
[5.3–23.5] [0.8–5.2] [2.1–6.9]
FU 0/4 – – – 0/11 – – – – – 0/1 – 0/16 –
NZ 2/16 12.5 – – 0/2 – – – – – – – 2/18 11.1
[2.2–39.6] [2.0–36.1]
SZ 1/27 3.7 – – 0/1 – 2/2 100 0/9 – – – 3/39 7.7
[0.2–20.9] [19.8–100] [2.0–22.0]
BO – – – – 0/85 – – – – – – – 0/85 –
U 0/12 – – – 0/3 – 0/1 – – – 0/2 – 0/18 –
Total 39/363 10.7 9/473 1.9 0/122 2/30 6.7 0/14 – 0/29 - 50/1031 4.8
DK
 [7.8–14.5]
 [0.9–3.7]
 [1.2–23.5]
 [3.7–6.4]
Unidenfied lungworms Red fox Racoon dog Mink Beech Marten Polecat Eurasian otter Total
No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos No. pos % pos
/total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
 /total
 [95% CI]
Total 9/367 2.5 4/476 0.8 0/123 – 4/31 12.9 2/14 14.3 0/30 – 19/1041 1.8
[1.3–4.6] [0.3–2.1] [5.1–28.9] [4.0–40.0] [1.2–2.8]
a

In 10 animals, lungs were missing and the heart was the only organ examined. These animals were only examined for A. vasorum.