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Table 1 Age, sex distribution and positivity to heartworm infection of 210 wolves recovered between 2001–2019 in northwest Italy

From: Dirofilaria immitis in wolves recolonizing northern Italy: are wolves competent hosts?

Age class

Female

Male

Total

Heartworm-positive

n (%)

n (%)

n

n

Juvenile

35 (43.7)

45 (56.2)

80

0

Subadult

42 (51.8)

39 (48.1)

81

1

Adult

23 (46.9)

26 (53.0)

49

2