A lymphatic dwelling filarioid nematode, Rumenfilaria andersoni (Filarioidea; Splendidofilariinae), is an emerging parasite in Finnish cervids

Table 1 The spatial R. andersoni microfilariae (rmf) prevalence in semi-domesticated reindeer in 2004 and 2006 in four collection areas

Area (south to north) Figure 2	Year	Number of reindeer		Rmf prevalence	Diff. between years chi p	Mixed infect with *Setaria tundra*
1	2004	calf	116	94%	0.000	95%
	2006	calf	114	45%	0.000	33%
	2004	adult	133	96%	0.001	49%
	2006	adult	87	83%	0.001	17%
2	2004	calf	150	90%	0.000	80%
	2006	calf	56	43%	0.000	15%
	2004	adult	82	87%	0.438	36%
	2006	adult	37	81%	0.438	17%
3	2004	calf	31	81%	0.000	19%
	2006	calf	25	8%	0.000	8%
	2004	adult	17	88%	0.208	17%
	2006	adult	25	72%	0.208	40%
4	2004	calf	57	0%	0.214	0%
	2006	calf	75	3%	0.214	0%
	2004	adult	41	0%	0.000	0%
	2006	adult	72	42%	0.000	2%

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