Table 3 Echinococcus multilocularis prevalence in foxes, stratified by age, sex and 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/total no. | Prevalence (%) | No. pos/total no. | Prevalence (%) | No. pos/total no. | Prevalence (%) | |
Age | ||||||
Juvenile | 10/11 | 90.9 | 2/4 | 50.0 | 12/25 | 48.0 |
Adult | 34/95 | 35.8 | 28/55 | 50.9 | 19/50 | 38.0 |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 24/48 | 50.0 | 14/24 | 58.3 | 17/43 | 39.5 |
Female | 20/58 | 34.5 | 16/35 | 45.7 | 14/31 | 45.2 |
Unknown | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0/1 | 0.0 |