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Table 1 The number of foxes sampled for mycobacterial culture and the number with non-tuberculous mycobacteria isolates, from the counties and provinces in Ireland 2018–2020

From: A survey of Irish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) to establish the prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis

Province

County

No. of foxes cultured (non-tuberculous mycobacteria)

Munster

  
 

Clare

4(0)

 

Cork

6 (2)

 

Kerry

0 (0)

 

Limerick

6 (0)

 

Tipperary

11 (2)

 

Waterford

10 (2)

  

37 (6)

Leinster

  
 

Carlow

1(0)

 

Dublin

0(0)

 

Kildare

5(1)

 

Kilkenny

6(1)

 

Laois

4(1)

 

Longford

10(1)

 

Louth

7(1)

 

Meath

6(1)

 

Offaly

5(0)

 

Westmeath

6(0)

 

Wexford

14(0)

 

Wicklow

3(0)

  

67(6)

Connacht

  
 

Galway

24(3)

 

Mayo

20(1)

 

Leitrim

9(0)

 

Roscommon

15(1)

 

Sligo

7(0)

  

75(5)

Ulster

  
 

Cavan

22(1)

 

Donegal

8(0)

 

Monaghan

9(2)

  

39(3)

TOTAL

 

218(20)