Table 2 Prevalence of E. multilocularis and other helminths in foxes of the three study areas
Leutkirch im Allgäu and environs (area I) Aug 2018–Jan 2019 n = 106 | Isny im Allgäu and environs (area II) Aug 2018–Apr 2019 n = 59 | Ehingen (Donau) and environs (area III) Aug 2019–Apr 2020 n = 75 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. pos | Prevalence (%) | No. pos | Prevalence (%) | No. pos | Prevalence (%) | |
Echinococcus multilocularis | 44 | 41.5 | 30 | 50.8 | 31 | 41.3 |
Taenia spp. | 38 | 35.8 | 19 | 32.2 | 27 | 36.0 |
Mesocestoides spp. | 32 | 30.2 | 33 | 55.9 | 52 | 69.3 |
Toxocara/Toxascaris spp. | 41 | 38.7 | 28 | 47.4 | 36 | 48.0 |
Uncinaria stenocephala | 19 | 17.9 | 11 | 18.6 | 16 | 21.3 |
Alaria alata | 10 | 9.4 | 3 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 |