Table 1 Prevalence and intensity of Echinococcus multilocularis worms in red foxes and raccoon dogs in Latvia from 2010 to 2015
From: Echinococcus multilocularis in foxes and raccoon dogs: an increasing concern for Baltic countries
Year | Red foxes | Raccoon dogs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of infected/tested animals | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | Mean intensity (95% CI) | Intensity range | No. of infected/tested animals | Prevalence (%) (95% CI) | Mean intensity (95% CI) | Intensity range | |
2010/2011 | 42/177 | 23.7 (17.5–30.0) | 307.8 (0–636.8) | 1–7,050 | 5/98 | 5.1 (0.7–9.5) | 184.2 (0–493.3) | 19–815 |
2011/2012 | 18/113 | 15.9 (9.2–22.7) | 172.8 (45.1–300.5) | 1–902 | 8/96 | 8.3 (2.8–13.7) | 34.8 (8–61.5) | 6–123 |
2012/2013 | 12/58 | 20.7 (10.3–31.1) | 54.7 (0–157.5) | 5–317 | 3/56 | 5.4 (0–11.3) | 28.7 (5.5–51.9) | 8–49 |
2013/2014 | 5/76 | 6.6 (1.0–12.2) | 117.8 (0–250.8) | 2–371 | 1/56 | 1.8 (0–5.3) | 72 | 72 |
2014/2015a | 15/114 | 13.1 (6.9–19.4) | 1,020.2 (0–2132.8) | 1–6,748 | 16/101 | 15.8 (8.7–23.0) | 152.6 (5.5–51.9) | 1–810 |
Total | 92/538 | 17.1 (13.9–20.3) | 375.1 118–632.2 | 1–7,050 | 33/407 | 8.1 (5.5–10.8) | 115.1 (44.8–185.4) | 1–815 |