Table 4 Infection intensity (tachyzoites equivalent per gram) of Toxoplasma gondii in foxes (Vulpes spp.) in Canada
From: Are foxes (Vulpes spp.) good sentinel species for Toxoplasma gondii in northern Canada?
Variables | Category (N) | Mean TEG (CI95%); SE |
|---|---|---|
Species | Arctic foxes (30) | 27,117.46 (5939.70–48,295.21); 10,354.71 |
|  | Red foxes (137) | 5315.85 (1824.39–8807.31); 1765.54 |
Age | Young (67) | 13,137.21 (2938.79–23,335.84); 5108.04 |
|  | Mature (40) | 6755.22 (− 817.35–14,327.79); 3743.81 |
|  | Old age (24) | 4154.19 (− 2916.23–11,224.62); 3417.88 |
Sex | Male (98) | 11,210.20 (3794.33–18,626.07); 3736.48 |
|  | Female (58) | 6319.44 (576.25–12,062.62); 2868.06 |
BCI | High (24) | 5609.90 (− 3793.16–15,012.96); 4545.49 |
|  | Medium (51) | 15,687.50 (3030.87–28,344.14); 6301.34 |
|  | Low (56) | 5632.37 (− 596.50–11,861.25); 3108.15 |