Leishmania Infantum in Red Foxes: Clinical and Diagnostic Data

A supplementary table of individual red fox data includes ID, sampling type, date of arrival, age, sex, geographical provenance, cause of admission, sample type, and pathogen detection results for Babesia spp. and Leishmania spp. The dataset was authored by Mario H. Alves and last updated on May 1, 2026. It is a small dataset of 17.8 KB, available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Correlate clinical presentations with Leishmania spp. detection status based on individual animal records.
• Analyze the co-occurrence of Babesia spp. and Leishmania spp. infections based on pathogen detection columns.
• Investigate demographic and geographic risk factors for infection based on age, sex, and provenance data.
• Study temporal patterns of disease based on the date of arrival for each animal.

Strengths

• Individual-level data includes multiple diagnostic and demographic variables per animal.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for reuse.
• Last update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-05-01 04:42:24).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 17.8 KB, indicating a limited scope.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Likely collected from veterinary or wildlife monitoring activities, as described.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 04:42:24

Geography

Geographical provenance is included per animal, but specific region is not stated.