Table 3.

Number (percentage) of wild boar positive to Taenia hydatigena metacestodes, according to hunting season, age, gender and province

Variables	Wild boar *Pos/Tot (%)
Hunting season
2016	78/997 (7.8%)
2017	63/1105 (5.7%)
2018	88/1261 (7.0%)
Age
Piglets	0/325 (0.0%)
Sub-adults	41/970 (4.2%)
Adults	188/2068 (9.1%)
Gender
Male	120/1767 (6.8%)
Female	109/1596 (6.8%)
Province
Avellino	55/610 (9.0%)
Benevento	32/613 (5.2%)
Caserta	12/382 (3.1%)
Salerno	130/1758 (7.4%)
Total	229/3363 (6.8%)

*Pos/Tot = number and percentage of positive samples out of the total examined.