Table 1 Trichinella species identified in raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in 2011–2012 in Estonia
Trichinella species | Raccoon dog (n = 113) | Red fox (n = 87) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (n) | Prevalence (95% CI)a (%) | % of Trichinella-positive (95% CI) | Range of lpg | Mean (median) lpg | Positive (n) | Prevalence (95% CI)a (%) | % of Trichinella-positive (95% CI) | Range of lpg | Mean (median) lpg | |
T. nativa only | 23 | 20.4 (13.7–29.0) | 35.4 (24.5–47.5) | 0.5–631.6 | 158.4 (135.0) | 19 | 21.8 (14.1–31.4) | 31.7 (20.9–44.2) | 0.1–636.8 | 82.4 (13.8) |
T. britovi only | 15 | 13.3 (7.9–20.5) | 23.1(14.1–34.5) | 0.6–486.0 | 123.5 (58.8) | 23 | 26.4 (18.0–36.4) | 38.3 (26.7–51.1) | 0.1–409.5 | 44.7 (10.5) |
T. nativa and T. britovi | 13 | 11.5 (6.6–18.4) | 20.0 (11.6–31.8) | 26.2–800.0 | 209.2 (98.0) | 8 | 9.2 (4.4–16.7) | 13.3 (6.4–23.8) | 2.3–28.6 | 9.1 (7.1) |
T. nativa, totalb | 36 | 31.9 (23.8–40.9) | 55.4 (43.2–67.1) | 0.5–800.0 | 176.7 (130.0) | 27 | 31.0 (22.0–41.3) | 45.0 (32.8–57.7) | 0.1–636.8 | 60.7 (8.4) |
T. britovi, totalb | 28 | 24.8 (17.5–33.4) | 43.1 (31.5–55.3) | 0.6–800.0 | 163.3 (83.2) | 31 | 35.6 (26.1–46.1) | 51.7 (39.1–64.1) | 0.1–409.5 | 8.2 (35.5) |
Species-level result | 51 | 45.1 (36.1–54.4) | 78.5 (67.3–87.2) | 0.5–800.0 | 161.1 (101.4) | 50 | 57.5 (46.9–67.5) | 83.3 (72.3–91.2) | 0.1–636.8 | 53.3 (9.4) |
No species-level result | 14 | 12.4 (7.2–19.5) | 21.5 (12.8–32.8) | 0.1–576.0 | 161.1 (43.6) | 10 | 11.5 (6.0–19.5) | 16.7 (8.8–27.7) | 0.1–142.9 | 21.4 (2.4) |
Total | 65 | 57.5 (48.3–66.4) | 100 (95.5–100) | 0.1–800.0 | 161.1 (98.0) | 60 | 69.0 (58.7–78.0) | 100 (95.1–100) | 0.1–636.8 | 48.0 (8.2) |