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Table 2 Demographics of Minnesota moose sampled for nematode microfilariae prevalence from 2012 to 2015

From: Epidemiology of the lymphatic-dwelling filarioid nematode Rumenfilaria andersoni in free-ranging moose (Alces alces) and other cervids of North America

Year

Season

Sex

Age

% RMF-positive

M

F

Unknown

< 1 year

1– < 2 years

≥ 2 years

Unknown

 

2012

Autumn

62

4

1

1

4

59

3

19.4 (13/67)

2013

Winter

28

103

2

1

9

121

2

22.6 (30/133)

Spring

4

10

1

1

3

10

1

26.7 (4/15)

Summer

1

6

0

1

1

5

0

14.3 (1/7)

Autumn

1

4

0

1

0

4

0

20.0 (1/5)

2014

Winter

14

42

1

0

4

50

3

21.1 (12/57)

Spring

0

3

0

1

1

1

0

66.7 (2/3)

Summer

1

3

0

1

0

3

0

25.0 (1/4)

Autumn

3

2

0

0

2

3

0

0 (0/5)

2015

Winter

14

37

0

0

2

48

1

13.7 (7/51)

Spring

1

2

0

0

1

1

1

0 (0/3)

Summer

1

1

0

0

0

2

0

50.0 (1/2)

  1. Seasons are defined as winter (December-February), spring (March-May), summer (June–August), and autumn (September-November)
  2. Abbreviations: F female, M male, RMF Rumenfilaria andersoni microfilariae