Table 1 Factors associated with the prevalence of E. bieneusi in farmed foxes and raccoon dogs in the Henan and Hebei provinces

Region

XinXiang

84/971

8.65 (6.88–10.42)

1

HeBi

21/269

7.81 (4.58–11.03)

0.89 (0.54–1.47)

0.66

ChangLi

73/348

20.98 (16.68–25.28)

2.80 (1.99–3.94)

< 0.01

Host

Fox

129/704

18.32 (15.46–21.19)

1

Raccoon dog

49/884

5.54 (4.03–7.05)

0.26 (0.19–0.37)

< 0.01

Age^a

Young

8/40

20.00 (7.04–32.96)

1

Pre-weaned

4/114

3.51(0.08–6.94)

0.15 (0.04–0.51)

< 0.01

Adult

117/550

21.27 (17.84–24.70)

1.08 (0.49–2.41)

0.85

Gender^a

Female

55/220

25.00 (19.23–30.77)

1

Male

74/484

15.29 (12.07–18.51)

0.54(0.37–0.80)

< 0.01

Age^b

Young

7/209

3.35 (0.89–5.81)

1

Pre-weaned

12/208

5.77 (2.57–8.96)

1.77 (0.68–4.58)

0.24

Adult

30/467

6.42 (4.19–8.16)

1.98(0.86–4.59)

0.10

Gender^b

Female

11/419

2.63 (1.09–4.16)

1

Male

38/465

8.17 (5.67–10.67)

3.30(1.66–6.55)

< 0.01

Deworming condition

Dewormed

124/1147

10.81 (9.01–12.61)

1

Non-dewormed

54/441

12.24 (9.17–15.32)

1.15(0.82–1.62)

0.42

Total

178/1588

11.21 (9.66–12.76)