Occurrence, ecology and management of Fascioloides magna in Bavaria, Southern Germany

In 2015, red deer infected with American liver fluke were discovered in the Veldenstein Forest area for the first time. This was the first detection of the fluke in a wild deer population in Bavaria. 
The aim of the study was to determine the American liver fluke prevalence rates in red deer, roe deer and wild boar in the Veldenstein Forest, as well as factors influencing these rates.
Since 2018, the livers of 83% of the red deer culled in the study area have been examined, as well as those of the occasional roe deer and wild boar. The livers are classified by adspection and dissection into four levels of infection. The age of the animals was estimated on the basis of dentition and tooth cementum annuli in the first molar (M1). The livers of 520 red deer, 226 roe deer and 75 wild boar were dissected. All wild boar livers tested negative. 3% of roe deer and 36% of red deer livers were positive. To lower the prevalence, the red deer population was reduced, beginning in 2018. In the follow..., , , # Data from: Occurrence, ecology and management of Fascioloides magna in Bavaria, Southern Germany

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5x69p8dcj](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.5x69p8dcj)

## Description of the data and file structure

Column:

1No.

2 Distance to river (km)

3 hunting method

4 hunting season

5 month

6 game species

7 sex

8 age class no.

9 age (year)

10 weight (kg)

11 findings No. 0=neg. 1= pos.

12 count of liver flukes

13 intensity of infection: 0=no signs of infection, 1= low level of infections, 2= medium level of infection, 3= high level of infections

Missing data code: na