Table 2.
Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in raccoon dogs with regard to host sex (m—male, f—female).
| Parasite | Sex | Number of Infected/Tested |
Prevalence (%) (95% CI) |
χ2 Test Value |
Intensity of Infection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | GM | Median | Range | Mann–Whitney U Test Value |
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| Echinococcus multilocularis | m | 5/48 | 10.4 (4.1–22.6) |
χ2 = 0.00 p = 1.00 |
21.4 | 20.3 | 17 | 14–31 | U = 10.0 p = 0.69 |
| f | 5/48 | 10.4 (4.1–22.6) |
25.2 | 20.6 | 33 | 8–41 | |||
| Toxocara canis | m | 11/48 | 22.9 (13.2–36.7) |
χ2 = 1.09 p = 0.30 |
9.9 | 8.6 | 10 | 2–20 | U = 37.5 p = 0.93 |
| f | 7/48 | 14.6 (6.9–27.5) |
9.3 | 9.1 | 9 | 6–12 | |||
| Alaria alata | m | 12/48 | 25.0 (14.8–38.9) |
χ2 = 0.00 p = 1.00 |
20.2 | 16.7 | 19 | 5–45 | Z = 0.38 p = 0.71 |
| f | 12/48 | 25.0 (14.8–38.9) |
21.4 | 15.8 | 13 | 6–62 | |||
| Taenia spp. | m | 11/48 | 22.9 (13.2–36.7) |
χ2 = 0.59 p = 0.44 |
3.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 1–8 | U = 30.5 p = 0.27 |
| f | 8/48 | 16.7 (8.4–29.8) |
2.0 | 1.8 | 2 | 1–4 | |||
| Uncinaria stenocephala | m | 14/48 | 29.2 (18.2–43.3) |
χ2 = 0.21 p = 0.65 |
7.4 | 5.6 | 4 | 2–20 | Z = 0.68 p = 0.49 |
| f | 12/48 | 25.0 (14.8–38.9) |
6.7 | 4.2 | 4 | 1–20 | |||
| Mesocestoides spp. | m | 30/48 | 62.5 (48.3–74.8) |
χ2 = 2.69 p = 0.10 |
11.0 | 5.5 | 10 | 1–41 | Z = 0.98 p = 0.98 |
| f | 22/48 | 45.8 (32.6–59.7) |
11.6 | 5.4 | 9 | 1–41 | |||
| Dipylidium caninum | m | 4/48 | 8.3 (2.8–20.1) |
χ2 = 0.71 p = 0.40 |
3.0 | 2.5 | 3 | 1–5 | U = 4.0 p = 1.00 |
| f | 2/48 | 4.2 (0.4–14.8) |
3.0 | 2.8 | 3 | 2–4 | |||
| All | m | 33/48 | 68.8 (54.6–80.1) |
χ2 = 3.50 p = 0.06 |
28.7 | 18.8 | 31 | 1–71 | Z = 0.07 p = 0.94 |
| f | 24/48 | 50.0 (36.4–64.8) |
33.6 | 23.4 | 27 | 1–133 | |||