Table 2 Intensity of helminth infections in red foxes in different regions of Poland estimated using SCT

Alaria alata

Mean

91.3

12.2^a

94.4^b

59.7^c

15.1^a,b

Range

1–2540

1–110

1–2540

2–986

1–47

CV (%)

205.4

177.9

268.1

250.5

94.3

Echinococcus multilocularis

Mean

4473.8

7215.0

9.0

1850.8

–

Range

1–260,000

1–260,000

–

1–26,737

–

CV (%)

584.9

511.4

–

280.8

–

Taenia spp.

Mean

10.3

11.7

7.1

11.2

12.3

Range

1–200

1–200

1–42

1–98

1–56

CV (%)

181.9

230.4

139.7

154.7

122.6

Mesocestoides spp.

Mean

112.9

138.2

87.4

103.7

110.0

Range

1–2880

1–1500

1–1048

1–2880

1–840

CV (%)

204.2

167.9

168.5

294.2

156.8

Toxocara/Toxascaris

Mean

5.0

5.2

3.2

5.5

5.8

Range

1–40

1–40

1–22

1–35

1–28

CV (%)

117.0

111.7

103.7

128.2

124.7

Hookworms

Mean

9.7

8.4^a

14.3^b

7.0^a

10.2^a,b

Range

1–103

1–103

1–49

1–39

1–52

CV (%)

145.0

185.2

124.9

125.5

112.3

Trichuris vulpis

Mean

1.2

1.5

1

1.3

na

Range

1–2

1–2

–

1–2

na

CV (%)

34.2

47.1

–

40.0

na