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Table 1 Social group of badgers and infection with trypanosomes

From: High prevalence of trypanosomes in European badgers detected using ITS-PCR

Social group at time of capture

Badger population frequency

Trypanosome infection status

Total

  

Frequency

Percent

Not infected

Infected

 

Arthurs

 

2

2.4

2

0

2

Beech

 

7

8.5

4

3

7

Breakheart

 

1

1.2

1

0

1

Boxwood

 

1

1.2

1

0

1

Cedar

 

5

6.1

2

3

5

Colepark

 

1

1.2

1

0

1

Colliers wood

 

1

1.2

1

0

1

Honeywell

 

11

13.4

8

3

11

Inchbrook

 

5

6.1

4

1

5

Jacks

 

4

4.9

2

2

4

Junction

 

4

4.9

2

2

4

Kennel

 

3

3.7

1

2

3

Larch

 

6

7.3

5

1

6

Mead

 

1

1.2

0

1

1

Old oak

 

4

4.9

2

2

4

Parkmill

 

5

6.1

2

3

5

Scotland bank

 

2

2.4

0

2

2

West

 

5

6.1

5

0

5

Windsor edge

 

5

6.1

3

2

5

Woodfarm

 

1

1.2

1

0

1

Woodrush

 

1

1.2

0

1

1

Wychelm

 

2

2.4

2

0

2

Yew

 

2

2.4

2

0

2

Septic

 

1

1.2

1

0

1

Top

 

1

1.2

1

0

1

Nettle

 

1

1.2

0

1

1

Total

26

82

100

53

29

82