Intestinal helminths of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes ) in north-west Italy
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Article Category: Research Article
Online veröffentlicht: 10. März 2016
Seitenbereich: 31 - 38
Eingereicht: 11. Juni 2015
Akzeptiert: 14. Jan. 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/helmin-2015-0073
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Results of the intestinal examinations of 180 red foxes by SCT (% = prevalence; CI = 95% Confidence Interval; MA = Mean Abundance; MI = Mean Intensity; R = Range)
| Intestinal parasites (180 foxes) | % | CI | MA | MI | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70.0 | 63.3 - 76.7 | 5.56 | 7.9 | 1 – 62 | |
| 27.2 | 20.7 – 33.7 | 1.11 | 4.1 | 1 – 30 | |
| 26.7 | 20.2 – 33.1 | 1.07 | 4.0 1 | – 37 | |
| 25.6 | 19.2 - 31.9 | 2.00 | 7.8 | 1 – 50 | |
| 21.1 | 15.1 – 27.1 | 0.39 | 1.9 | 1 – 9 | |
| 8.9 | 4.7 – 13 | 0.69 | 7.8 | 1 – 35 | |
| 5.6 | 2.2 – 8.9 | 0.42 | 7.6 | 1 – 40 | |
| 81.7 | 76.0 - 87.3 | 44.44 | 54.4 | 10 – (~200) | |
| Family Dilepididae | 29.4 | 22.8 – 36.1 | 5.55 | 18.8 | 5 – (~110) |
| 6.1 | 2.6 – 9.6 | 0.20 | 3.3 | 3 – 10 | |
| 1.1 | 0 – 2.6 | 0.03 | 3.0 | 1 – 3 | |
| 1.1 | 0 – 2.6 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 1 – 2 | |
| 1.1 | 0 – 2.6 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 1 – 3 |
Results of copromicroscopic examinations of faecal samples in 180 red foxes. The sensitivity (S), specificity (S’) of the coprological test was compared with the SCT results
| Coproscopy with flotation (180 foxes) | % | CI | S | S’ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancylostomatidae | 47.2 | 39.9 – 54.5 | 0.60 | 0.83 |
| 18.3 | 12.5 – 23.8 | 0.56 | 0.95 | |
| 17.8 | 12.5 -23.8 | 0.51 | 0.95 | |
| 14.4 | 9.4 – 19.7 | 0.57 | 1.00 | |
| 7.2 | 3.0 -10.3 | 0.38 | 0.96 | |
| 4.4 | 1.7 – 8.0 | 0.19 | 0.99 | |
| 2.2 | 0.2 – 4.7 | 0.40 | 1.00 | |
| . 1.1 | 0.0 – 0.28 | -- | -- | |
| 3.3 | 0.9 – 6.4 | 0.03 | 0.97 | |
| 2.8 | 0.5 – 5.5 | -- | -- | |
| 0.6 | 0.0 – 1.7 | 0.09 | 1.00 |