Table 1.
L. infantum real-time PCR positive wildlife species in the Emilia-Romagna region in the period 2019-2022. Detection rates (including 95% confidence interval) for the target species and tissues are reported.
| Order | Species | Earlobe | Spleen | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (Tested) | Prevalence (CI 95%) | Positive (Tested) | Prevalence (CI 95%) |
Positive (Tested) | Prevalence (CI 95%) |
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| Artiodactyla | Roe deer | 36 (309) | 11.7 (8.3–15.8) | 5 (309) | 1.6 (0.5–3.7) | 38 (309) | 12.3 (8.9–16.5) |
| Red deer | 1 (11) | 9.1 (0.2–41.3) | 0 (11) | 0.0 (0.0–28.5) | 1 (11) | 9.1 (0.2–41.3) | |
| Wild boar | 6 (164) | 3.7 (1.4–7.8) | 2 (164) | 1.2 (0.2–4.3) | 8 (164) | 4.9 (2.1–9.4) | |
| Carnivora | Wolf | 3 (18) | 16.7 (3.6–41.4) | 0 (18) | 0.0 (0.0–18.5) | 3 (18) | 16.7 (3.6–41.4) |
| Red fox | 13 (319) | 4.1 (2.2–6.9) | 2 (319) | 0.6 (0.1–2.3) | 13 (319) | 4.1 (2.2–6.9) | |
| European badger | 1 (59) | 1.7 (0.0–9.1) | 0 (59) | 0.0 (0.0–6.1) | 1 (59) | 1.7 (0.0–9.1) | |
| Lagomorpha | European hare | 6 (39) | 15.4 (5.9–30.5) | 0 (39) | 0.0 (0.0–9.0) | 6 (39) | 15.4 (5.9–30.6) |
| Rodentia | Porcupine | 1 (54) | 1.9 (0.1–9.9) | 0 (54) | 0.0 (0.0–6.6) | 1 (54) | 1.9 (0.1–9.9) |
| Other species 1 | 0 (104) | - | 0 (104) | - | 0 (104) | - | |
| All Species | 67 (1077) | 6.2 (4.9–7.8) | 9 (1077) | 0.8 (0.4–1.6) | 71 (1077) | 6.6 (5.2–8.2) | |
1 species with no positive individuals, namely 62 hedgehogs, 24 fallow deer, 2 stone martens, 1 pine marten, 1 raccoon, 1 Western polecat, 7 squirrels, 5 dormices, 1 common dormouse.