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Table 2 Dirofilaria immitis-positive animals

From: Filarioid infections in wild carnivores: a multispecies survey in Romania

Host species

Necropsy (D. immitis)

PCR result

 

Sex

Age

Males

Females

Canis aureus

Female

Adult

2

5

Positive

Female

Adult

2

3

Positive

Male

Adult

1

0

Negative

Female

Juvenile

1

1

Negative

Female

Adult

2

0

Negative

Female

Adult

1

2

Positive

Male

Adult

0

1

Negative

Male

Adult

1

1

Positive

Female

Adult

1

3

Positive

Male

Juvenile

1

2

Negative

Lutra lutra

Female

Juvenile

1

2

Negative

Felis silvestris

Male

Adult

na

 

Positive

Vulpes vulpes

Female

Adult

na

 

Positive

  1. Abbreviation: na necropsy not performed, spleen sample collected directly in the field