Volume 18, Number 12—December 2012
Dispatch
Westward Spread of Echinococcus multilocularis in Foxes, France, 2005–2010
Table 2
Changes in fox prevalence over time, France
Department | Total no. foxes collected |
Prevalence, % |
p value* | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1984–1987 | 2006–2010 | 1984–1987 | 2006–2010 | ||
54/57 | 153 | 187 | 28 | 43 | 0.05 |
39 | 146 | 102 | 18 | 52 | 0.0002 |
25 | 37 | 116 | 46 | 52 | 0.85 |
67 | 192 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 0.04 |
*p value of the χ2 comparing the 2 periods.
1These authors contributed equally to this article.
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