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Table 2 Pooled prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in Arctic foxes, raccoon dogs, wild canids (golden jackal and wolf), cats and dogs

From: The geographical distribution and prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in animals in the European Union and adjacent countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Country

Host

No. of studies included

Pooled prevalence (%)

95 % CI (%)

Time range of studies (years)

Reference

Austria

Cat

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Dog

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Cyprus

Dog

1

0a

na

2012

[24]

Czech Republic

Cat

2

50

8.0–92.0

1997–2004

[80, 230]

Dog

1

1.8a

na

1998

[80]

Denmark

Raccoon dog

4

0

0

2011–2013

[24–26]

Cat

1

0.6a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Dog

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Wild canids

1

0a

na

2012

[24]

Estonia

Raccoon dog

1

1.6a

na

2012

[210]

Finland

Raccoon dog

4

0

0

2012

[24, 199, 200]

Dog

1

0a

na

2012

[24]

Wild canids

2

0

0

2013

[24]

France

Cat

3

1.5

0.2–7.9

1989–2012

[24, 216, 226]

Dog

6

0.4

0.1–0.9

1988–2013

[30, 95, 101, 216–218]

Germany

Raccoon dog

4

2.5

0.1–7.9

1998–2008

[211–213]

Cat

14

0.6

0.3–1.0

1973–2005

[24, 113, 115, 121, 122, 132, 133, 142, 216, 219, 227, 228]

Dog

6

0.3

0.2–0.3

1973–2012

[24, 122, 142, 216, 219]

Hungary

Wild canids

2

4.7

0.1–15.3

2007–2013

[24, 214]

Italy

Cat

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Dog

2

0

0

2004–2012

[24, 216]

Latvia

Raccoon dog

1

21a

na

2002–2008

[152]

Wild canids

1

5.9a

na

2003–2008

[215]

Lithuania

Raccoon dog

1

8.2a

na

2001–2006

[154]

Dog

1

0.8a

na

2005–2006

[220]

Luxembourg

Cat

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Dog

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Malta

Dog

2

0

0

2012–2013

[199, 200]

Netherlands

Raccoon dog

1

0a

na

2012

[24]

Dog

2

0

0

2004–2013

[72, 216]

Cat

1

0.3a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Poland

Raccoon dog

3

10.4

4.1–19.3

nr

[24, 168, 169]

Cat

2

0

0

nr

[168, 169]

Dog

2

0

0

nr

[168, 169]

Slovakia

Raccoon dog

3

28.0

4.0–64.0

2002–2007

[24, 175, 177]

Cat

2

0

0

2002–2012

[24, 177]

Dog

5

0.4

0.1–1.3

2002–2012

[24, 177, 221, 222]

Wild canids

1

0a

na

2013

[24]

Sweden

Raccoon dog

1

0a

na

2000–2009

[32]

Dog

2

0

0

2012–2013

[24]

Wild canids

2

0

0

2012–2013

[24]

United Kingdom

Cat

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Dog

1

0a

na

2004–2005

[216]

Norway

Arctic fox

2

5.8

3.9–8.2

1996–2004

[21, 24, 209]

Switzerland

Cat

2

4.6

0.3–13.6

1999–2012

[24, 223]

Dog

6

1.2

0.1–3.4

1996–2013

[24, 193, 195, 223–225]

Ukraine

Raccoon dog

1

0a

na

1998–2010

[77]

Wild canids

1

0a

na

1998–2010

[77]

  1. aPrevalence estimate from only one study, not pooled prevalence
  2. Abbreviations: na, not applicable; nr, not reported