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Table 3 Number of foxes infected with Babesia canis , Babesia cf. microti and Hepatozoon canis in Bosnia and Herzegovina categorized by sex and age

From: A molecular survey of vector-borne pathogens in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Bosnia and Herzegovina

Region

Babesia canis

Babesia cf. microti

Hepatozoon canis

Male

Female

>1 yr.

<1 yr.

Male

Female

>1 yr.

<1 yr.

Male

Female

>1 yr.

<1 yr.

East Bosnia (EB)

-

-

-

-

6

7

13

-

5

5

10

-

Central Bosnia (CB)

-

-

-

-

8

4

10

2

14

9

22

1

North Bosnia (NB)

1

-

1

-

2

-

2

-

2

1

3

-

Herzegovina (HER)

-

-

-

-

4

-

2

2

-

-

-

-

North East Bosnia (NEB)

-

-

-

-

6

-

6

-

6

1

7

-

North West Bosnia (NWB)

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

2

3

-

Positive/Total sampled

1/85

0/34

1/112

0/7

27/85

11/34

34/112

4/7

28/85

18*/34

45/112

1/7

  1. *(p < 0.05).