Table 2b.
Comparison of Taenia spp. in foxes (Vulpes vulpes), coyotes (Canis latrans), and wolves (Canis lupus) based on molecular analyses (N = 65) following gross examination (N = 276) in Québec, Canada.
| Foxes (N = 176) |
Coyotes (N = 77) |
Wolves (N = 23) |
Difference in Taenia prevalence among canid host species (N = 276) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | %b | N | %b | N | %b | N | %b | Pc | |
| Taenia spp. | |||||||||
| T. hydatigena, | 0 | 0 (0–2) | 5 | 6 (3–14) | 3 | 13 (5–32) | 8 | 3 (1–6) | <0.001 |
| T. twitchelli | 5 | 3 (1–6) | 2 | 3 (1–9) | 3 | 13 (3–35) | 10 | 4 (2–7) | 0.08 |
| T. crassiceps | 4 | 2 (1–6) | 1 | 1 (0–7) | 0 | 0 (0–14) | 5 | 2 (1–4) | 1.0 |
| T. polyacantha | 3 | 2 (1–5) | 0 | 0 (0–5) | 0 | 0 (0–14) | 3 | 1 (0–3) | 0.66 |
| T. krabbei | 0 | 0 (0–2) | 0 | 0 (0–5) | 3 | 13 (5–32) | 3 | 1 (0–3) | <0.001 |
| T. pisiformis-“like” | 0 | 0 (0–2) | 21 | 27 (19–38) | 2 | 9 (2–27) | 23 | 8 (6–12) | <0.001 |
| Unidentified | 1 | 1 (0–3) | 11 | 14 (8–24) | 1 | 4 (1–21) | 13 | 5 (3–8) | <0.001 |
| Overall Taenia prevalence after gross examinationa | 13 | 7 (4–12) | 36 | 47 (36–58) | 12 | 52 (33–71) | 61 | 22 (18–27) | <0.001 |
a
Canids infected with at least one Taenia species based on gross examination.
b
95% confidence intervals are displayed in parentheses.
c
P values are from Fisher's Exact test.