Table 2.
Prevalence of E. multilocularis in red fox and golden jackal populations by species, sex, age, and region.
| . | Tested Animals | EM Positive (%) | p * | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | 0.22 | |||||
| Red fox | 210 | 61 (29.1) | ||||
| Golden jackal | 39 | 7 (18) | ||||
| Red fox | Golden jackal | Red fox | Golden jackal | Red fox + Golden jackal | ||
| Sex | 0.18 | |||||
| male | 133 | 28 | 43 (32.3) | 6 (21.4) | 49/161 (30.4) | |
| female | 77 | 11 | 18 (23.4) | 1 (9.1) | 19/88 (21.6) | |
| Age (years) | 0.12 | |||||
| juvenile (0) | 57 | 6 | 19 (33.3) | 0 | 19/63 (30.2) | |
| young adult (1) | 108 | 30 | 24 (22.2) | 7 (23.3) | 31/138 (22.5) | |
| adult (≥2) | 45 | 3 | 18 (40) | 0 | 18/48 (37.5) | |
| Region | <0.001 | |||||
| R1 obalno kraska | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 (12.5) | 1/10 (10) | |
| R2 goriska | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/10 (0) | |
| R3 primorsko notranjska | 12 | 3 | 6 (50) | 0 | 6/15 (40) | |
| R4 osrednjeslovenska | 51 | 13 | 24 (47.1) | 3 (23.1) | 27/64 (42.2) | |
| R5 gorenjska | 9 | 2 | 1 (11.1) | 1 (50) | 2/11 (18.2) | |
| R6 jugovzhodna slovenija | 66 | / | 25 (37.9) | / | 25/66 (37.9) | |
| R7 posavska | 11 | 9 | 1 (9.1) | 2 (22.2) | 3/20 (15) | |
| R8 zasavska | / | / | / | / | / | |
| R9 savinjska | 30 | 2 | 1 (3.3) | / | 1/32 (3.1) | |
| R10 podravska | 9 | / | 1 (11.1) | / | 1/9 (11.1) | |
| R11 pomurska | 10 | / | 0 | / | 0/10 (0) | |
| R12 koroska | 2 | / | 2 (100) | / | 2/2 (100) | |
Data are frequencies (%), * p-value from a chi-squared test with continuity correction.