Table 1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nematoda | |||||
| Uncinaria stenocephala | 70.0 | 63.3 - 76.7 | 5.56 | 7.9 | 1 – 62 |
| Molineus legerae | 27.2 | 20.7 – 33.7 | 1.11 | 4.1 | 1 – 30 |
| Toxocara canis | 26.7 | 20.2 – 33.1 | 1.07 | 4.0 1 | – 37 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 25.6 | 19.2 - 31.9 | 2.00 | 7.8 | 1 – 50 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 21.1 | 15.1 – 27.1 | 0.39 | 1.9 | 1 – 9 |
| Aonchotheca putorii | 8.9 | 4.7 – 13 | 0.69 | 7.8 | 1 – 35 |
| Pterygodermatites affinis | 5.6 | 2.2 – 8.9 | 0.42 | 7.6 | 1 – 40 |
| Cestoda | |||||
| Mesocestoides spp. | 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) |
| Taenia spp. | 6.1 | 2.6 – 9.6 | 0.20 | 3.3 | 3 – 10 |
| Taenia polyacantha | 1.1 | 0 – 2.6 | 0.03 | 3.0 | 1 – 3 |
| Taenia pisiformis | 1.1 | 0 – 2.6 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 1 – 2 |
| Trematoda | 1.1 | 0 – 2.6 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 1 – 3 |
Table 2.
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’ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nematoda | ||||
| Ancylostomatidae | 47.2 | 39.9 – 54.5 | 0.60 | 0.83 |
| Toxocara canis | 18.3 | 12.5 – 23.8 | 0.56 | 0.95 |
| Molineus legerae | 17.8 | 12.5 -23.8 | 0.51 | 0.95 |
| Toxascaris leonina | 14.4 | 9.4 – 19.7 | 0.57 | 1.00 |
| Aonchotheca putorii | 7.2 | 3.0 -10.3 | 0.38 | 0.96 |
| Trichuris vulpis | 4.4 | 1.7 – 8.0 | 0.19 | 0.99 |
| Pterygodermatites affinis | 2.2 | 0.2 – 4.7 | 0.40 | 1.00 |
| Physaloptera spp | . 1.1 | 0.0 – 0.28 | -- | -- |
| Cestoda | ||||
| Mesocestoides spp. | 3.3 | 0.9 – 6.4 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| Hymenolepis diminuta | 2.8 | 0.5 – 5.5 | -- | -- |
| Taenia spp | 0.6 | 0.0 – 1.7 | 0.09 | 1.00 |