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Table 5 Pooled prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in definitive hosts other than red foxes

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

Species (or group of species)

No. of studies included

Pooled prevalence (%)

95 % CI (%)

Time range of studies (years)

Location of the studies (Reference)

Dog (Canis lupus f. familiaris)

39

0.3

0.2–0.5

1973–2013

Slovakia [24, 177, 221, 222], Germany [24, 122, 142, 147, 216], Denmark [216], France [30, 95, 101, 216–218], Switzerland [24, 193, 195, 223–225], Czech Republic [79], Italy [24, 216], Austria [216], Luxembourg [216], The Netherlands [72, 216], Poland [168, 169], Lithuania [220], Cyprus [24], Finland [24], Malta [199, 200], Sweden [24], United Kingdom [216]

Cat (Felis silvestris f. catus)

31

0.5

0.3–0.8

1973–2013

Germany [24, 113, 135, 121, 122, 132, 133, 142, 216, 219, 227, 228], Switzerland [24, 223], Slovakia [24, 177], France [24, 216, 226], Czech Republic [79, 230], Austria [216], Luxembourg [216], The Netherlands [216], Italy [216], Poland [168, 169], Denmark [216], United Kingdom [216]

Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)

2

9.0

6.0–12.0

1996–2013

Norway, Svalbard only [21, 24, 209]

Raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

24

2.2

0.8–4.1

1998–2013

Lithuania [154], Latvia [152], Slovakia [24, 175, 177], Denmark [24–26], Germany [211–213], Ukraine [77], Sweden [32], Poland [24, 168, 169], Finland [24, 199, 200], Netherlands [31], Estonia [210]

Wolf (Canis lupus)

8

1.4

0.3–3.4

1998–2013

Latvia [215], Ukraine [77], Sweden [24], Slovakia [24], Denmark [24], Finland [24]

Golden jackal (Canis aureus)

2

4.7

0.1–15.3

2007–2013

Hungary [24, 214]