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Table 4 Distribution of Angiostrongylus vasorum (Av), Crenosoma vulpis (Cv)and Eucoleus aerophilus (Ea) positive fox carcasses in total over the time span (November 2011 - February 2013) divided by season, gender, and age

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

Grouping variable

Group name

Percentage Av positive in total (x/y)

Percentage Cv positive in total (x/y)

Percentage Ea positive in total (x/y)

Season

Winter

19.4 (19/98)

22.4 (22/98)

78.6 (77/98)

Spring

8.7 (9/103)

34.0 (35/103)

61.2 (63/103)

Summer

10.4 (19/182)

46.7 (85/182)

70.9 (129/182)

Autumn

18.1 (33/182)

23.1 (42/182)

67.0 (122/182)

P-value

0.028

< 0.0001

0.0503

Gender

Male

21.8 (34/156))

30.8 (48/156)

78.2 (122/156)

Female

20.2 (24/119)

29.4 (35/119)

65.5 (78/119)

P-value

0.743

0.808

0.0195

Age

Juvenile

20.0 (14/70)

25.7 (18/70)

80.0 (56/70)

Adult

24.5 (36/147)

27.9 (41/147)

72.8 (107/147)

P-value

0.463

0.736

0.251

  1. Abbreviations: x fox carcasses positive for a specific parasite, y total number of foxes examined