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Table 1 Numbers of golden jackals and red foxes included in the study, sample types examined, region or origin, gender, age and infection values

From: A survey of Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. in wild canids in Israel

 

Golden jackal

Red fox

Sample number and type

 Blood

65

17

 Spleen

63

9

 Blood and spleen

19

5

 Total

109

21

Region in Israel (%)

 North

63 (58)

8 (38)

 Center

20 (19)

9 (43)

 South

21 (19)

2 (10)

 Unknown

5 (4)

2 (9)

Gender (%)

 Male

52 (48)

9 (43)

 Female

39 (36)

8 (38)

 Unknown

18 (16)

4 (19)

Age (%)

 Juveniles

14 (13)

2 (10)

 Adults

24 (22)

3 (14)

 Unknown

71 (65)

16 (76)

Infection rates (%)

Hepatozoon canis

50 (46)

9 (43)

 "Babesia vulpes"

4 (19)

0 (0)

Babesia sp. MML

1 (1)

4 (19)