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Table 2 Distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Av), Crenosoma vulpis (Cv) and Eucoleus aerophilus (Ea) positive carcasses per Federal State and in total (percentage, total number and 95% confidence interval)

From: Prevalence survey on lungworm (Angiostrongylus vasorum, Crenosoma vulpis, Eucoleus aerophilus) infections of wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in central Germany

Federal state

Percentage Av positive in total (x/y) [95% CI]

Percentage Cv positive in total (x/y) [95% CI]

Percentage Ea positive in total (x/y) [95% CI]

Percentage Av + Cv positive (x/y) [95% CI]

Percentage Av + Ea positive (x/y) [95% CI]

Percentage Cv + Ea positive (x/y) [95% CI]

Percentage Av + Cv + Ea positive (x/y) [95% CI]

Hesse

19.1 (17/89)

[11.5–28.8]

30.3 (27/89)

[21.0–41.0]

71.9 (64/89)

[61.4–80.9]

1.1 (1/89)

[0.0–6.1]

11.2 (10/89)

[5.5–19.7]

23.6 (21/89)

[15.2–33.8]

4.5 (4/89)

[1.2–11.1]

Rhineland-Palatinate

27.3 (33/121)

[19.6–36.1]

25.6 (31/121)

[18.1–34.4]

75.2 (91/121)

[66.5–82.6]

0.8 (1/121)

[0.0–4.5]

11.6 (14/121)

[6.5–18.7]

15.7 (19/121)

[9.7–23.4]

8.3 (10/121)

[4.0–14.7]

Thuringia

8.4 (30/359)

[5.7–11.7]

35.1 (126/359)

[30.1–40.3]

66.9 (240/359)

[61.7–71.7]

0.3 (1/359)

[0.0–1.5]

3.6 (13/359)

[1.9–6.1]

26.5 (95/359)

[22.0–31.3]

2.2 (8/359)

[1.0–4.3]

Total

14.1 (80/569)

[11.3–17.2]

32.3 (184/569)

[28.5–36.4]

69.4 (395/569)

[65.5–73.2]

0.5 (3/569)

[0.1–1.5]

6.5 (37/569)

[4.6–8.9]

23.7 (135/569)

[20.3–27.4]

3.9 (22/569)

[2.4–5.8]

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, x fox carcasses positive for a specific parasite, y total number of foxes examined per federal state and in total